--- title: How to Add Product Sub-Categories in Resto iQ description: Product sub-categories allow users to further categorize their menu to help when analyzing data and to help organize complex menu lists. --- [Skip to content](https://support.mosaic-solutions.com/knowledge/how-to-add-product-sub-categories-in-resto-iq#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Contact Customer Support](https://support.mosaic-solutions.com/knowledge/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) ![Mosaic Full Logo Blue (Transparent).png\]](https://support.mosaic-solutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Mosaic%20Full%20Logo%20Blue%20(Transparent).png?height=31&name=Mosaic%20Full%20Logo%20Blue%20(Transparent).png) - [Contact Client Support](https://support.mosaic-solutions.com/helixpaysupport/contactus) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Contact Client Support](https://support.mosaic-solutions.com/helixpaysupport/contactus) - English Show submenu for translations - [Contact Customer Support](https://support.mosaic-solutions.com/knowledge/kb-tickets/new) - Go to mosaic-solutions.com Go to mosaic-solutions.com We are here to help. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. 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For Mosaic POS Back Office users, product sub-categories are called "Product Groups", in which these groups are under Product Categories.     #### Product Hierarchy in Resto iQ relative to Mosaic POS Back Office ![](https://support.mosaic-solutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-09-2024-09-03-10-3585-AM.png?width=1226&height=416&name=image-png-Oct-09-2024-09-03-10-3585-AM.png)   Menu items are organized similarly and only the terminologies have changed. Product subcategories are "Product Groups" in POS, and "Products" are referred to as "Menu Items" on POS.     #### Adding product sub-categories to **new** categories 1\. Navigate to [https://app.restoiq.com/](https://app.restoiq.com/) 2\. Click "Menu Items" ![](https://support.mosaic-solutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-09-2024-09-03-12-9604-AM.png?width=1120&height=628&name=image-png-Oct-09-2024-09-03-12-9604-AM.png)     3\. Click "My products" ![](https://support.mosaic-solutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-09-2024-09-03-15-1327-AM.png?width=1120&height=628&name=image-png-Oct-09-2024-09-03-15-1327-AM.png)     4\. Click "Product categories" ![](https://support.mosaic-solutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-09-2024-09-03-17-1474-AM.png?width=1120&height=628&name=image-png-Oct-09-2024-09-03-17-1474-AM.png)     5\. Click "Add Categories". ![](https://support.mosaic-solutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-09-2024-09-03-19-0754-AM.png?width=1120&height=628&name=image-png-Oct-09-2024-09-03-19-0754-AM.png)     6\. Click "Add new". ![](https://support.mosaic-solutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-09-2024-09-03-20-9761-AM.png?width=1120&height=628&name=image-png-Oct-09-2024-09-03-20-9761-AM.png)     7\. When done, click "Create" ![](https://support.mosaic-solutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-09-2024-09-03-23-5523-AM.png?width=1120&height=628&name=image-png-Oct-09-2024-09-03-23-5523-AM.png) 8\. Click here. ![](https://support.mosaic-solutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-09-2024-09-03-25-6296-AM.png?width=1120&height=628&name=image-png-Oct-09-2024-09-03-25-6296-AM.png)       #### Adding sub-categories to **existing** categories 1\. Click the three-vertical dots of the existing product category. ![](https://support.mosaic-solutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-09-2024-09-03-29-1827-AM.png?width=1120&height=628&name=image-png-Oct-09-2024-09-03-29-1827-AM.png)     2\. Click "Modify" ![](https://support.mosaic-solutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-09-2024-09-03-31-3267-AM.png?width=1120&height=628&name=image-png-Oct-09-2024-09-03-31-3267-AM.png)     3\. 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