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FoodEstablishment

FoodEstablishment is a LocalBusiness subtype for any business serving food or drink: restaurants, cafes, bakeries, bars, fast food chains, food trucks. It adds properties like hasMenu, acceptsReservations, servesCuisine, and starRating. For most implementations, use a more specific subtype.

The Restaurant and CafeOrCoffeeShop examples cover full FoodEstablishment implementations. Other subtypes include Bakery, BarOrPub, FastFoodRestaurant, IceCreamShop, and Winery. Pick the type that best matches your business.

Full example of schema.org/FoodEstablishment json-ld markup

The markup is verified as valid with Rich Results Test from Google.

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schema.org/FoodEstablishment
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "FoodEstablishment",
  "name": "Dunmore Farmers Market Food Court",
  "description": "Seasonal outdoor food court at the Dunmore farmers market. Multiple vendors serving local cuisine.",
  "image": "https://dunmorefarmersmarket.com/food-court-16x9.jpg",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "300 Main Street",
    "addressLocality": "Dunmore",
    "addressRegion": "PA",
    "postalCode": "18512",
    "addressCountry": "US"
  },
  "servesCuisine": ["American", "Mexican", "Mediterranean"],
  "acceptsReservations": false,
  "priceRange": "$5-$15"
}
</script>

Minimal valid version

The smallest markup that still produces a valid FoodEstablishment entity. Use it as the floor. Reach for the advanced example above when you want search engines and AI agents to understand more about your content.

schema.org/FoodEstablishment (minimal)
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "FoodEstablishment",
  "name": "Dunmore Farmers Market Food Court",
  "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "300 Main Street", "addressLocality": "Dunmore", "addressRegion": "PA", "addressCountry": "US" },
  "image": "https://dunmorefarmersmarket.com/food-court-16x9.jpg",
  "description": "Seasonal outdoor food court at the Dunmore farmers market."
}
</script>

Google rich results this unlocks

Markup matching this example makes your page eligible for the following Google Search rich results. The primary target drives the required / recommended property classification in the advanced code block above.

Common FoodEstablishment mistakes

Mistakes that pass validation but silently fail to earn rich results or mislead consumers walking the graph. Avoid these and your markup will be ahead of most sites in the wild.

  1. 01

    Using FoodEstablishment when a subtype exists

    Wrong
    "@type": "FoodEstablishment" for a restaurant
    Right
    "@type": "Restaurant" for restaurants, "CafeOrCoffeeShop" for cafes, "Bakery" for bakeries

    FoodEstablishment is the generic parent. Use the most specific subtype. Google's restaurant search features filter on the specific type. Use FoodEstablishment only for food businesses that do not fit any subtype, like a food court or food truck.

Schema properties in this example

FoodEstablishmentLocalBusinessnamedescriptionimageaddressPostalAddressservesCuisineacceptsReservationspriceRange

About the example data

The Xoo universe has two FoodEstablishment subtypes: The Dunmore Grill (Restaurant) and Main Street Brew (CafeOrCoffeeShop).

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