diff --git a/soup/build.gradle b/soup/build.gradle
index 678e0cb..02baf42 100644
--- a/soup/build.gradle
+++ b/soup/build.gradle
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ android {
         applicationId "com.thunsaker.soup"
         minSdkVersion 9
         targetSdkVersion 19
-        versionCode 25
-        versionName "2.6.2"
+        versionCode 26
+        versionName "2.6.3"
         resConfigs "en", "es", "fr", "pt", "ru"
     }
 
@@ -98,4 +98,5 @@ dependencies {
     compile 'com.squareup:android-times-square:1.2.1@aar'
 
     compile 'com.tundem.aboutlibraries:library:3.0.0@aar'
+    compile 'com.readystatesoftware.sqliteasset:sqliteassethelper:2.0.1'
 }
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diff --git a/soup/src/androidTest/java/com/thunsaker/soup/data/CategoriesDataSourceTest.java b/soup/src/androidTest/java/com/thunsaker/soup/data/CategoriesDataSourceTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4edde9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/soup/src/androidTest/java/com/thunsaker/soup/data/CategoriesDataSourceTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package com.thunsaker.soup.data;
+
+import android.test.InstrumentationTestCase;
+
+public class CategoriesDataSourceTest extends InstrumentationTestCase {
+
+}
diff --git a/soup/src/main/assets/categories.db b/soup/src/main/assets/categories.db
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/soup/src/main/java/com/thunsaker/soup/data/CategoriesDataSource.java b/soup/src/main/java/com/thunsaker/soup/data/CategoriesDataSource.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90f67bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/soup/src/main/java/com/thunsaker/soup/data/CategoriesDataSource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package com.thunsaker.soup.data;
+
+import android.content.ContentValues;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.database.Cursor;
+import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase;
+
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+
+public class CategoriesDataSource {
+    private SQLiteDatabase db;
+    private CategoriesDb dbHelper;
+    private String[] catColumns = { CategoriesDb.COLUMN_ID, CategoriesDb.COLUMN_FOURSQUARE_ID, CategoriesDb.COLUMN_NAME, CategoriesDb.COLUMN_PARENT };
+
+    public CategoriesDataSource (Context context) {
+        dbHelper = new CategoriesDb(context);
+    }
+
+    public void open() throws SQLException {
+        db = dbHelper.getWritableDatabase();
+    }
+
+    public void close() {
+        dbHelper.close();
+    }
+
+    public CategoryInfo createCategoryInfo(String categoryId, String name) {
+        return this.createCategoryInfo(categoryId, name, "");
+    }
+
+    public CategoryInfo createCategoryInfo(String categoryId, String name, String parentId) {
+        ContentValues vals = new ContentValues();
+        vals.put(CategoriesDb.COLUMN_FOURSQUARE_ID, categoryId);
+        vals.put(CategoriesDb.COLUMN_NAME, name);
+        vals.put(CategoriesDb.COLUMN_PARENT, parentId);
+        long insertId = db.insert(CategoriesDb.TABLE_CATEGORIES, null, vals);
+        Cursor cursor = db.query(CategoriesDb.TABLE_CATEGORIES, catColumns, CategoriesDb.COLUMN_ID + " = " + insertId, null, null, null, null);
+        cursor.moveToFirst();
+        CategoryInfo newCatInfo = cursorToCategory(cursor);
+        cursor.close();
+        return newCatInfo;
+    }
+
+    public void deleteCategoryInfo(String foursquareCategoryId) throws SQLException {
+        db.delete(CategoriesDb.TABLE_CATEGORIES, CategoriesDb.COLUMN_FOURSQUARE_ID + " = " + foursquareCategoryId, null);
+    }
+
+    private CategoryInfo cursorToCategory(Cursor cursor) {
+        CategoryInfo catInfo = new CategoryInfo();
+        catInfo.id = cursor.getLong(0);
+        catInfo.categoryId = cursor.getString(1);
+        catInfo.name = cursor.getString(2);
+        // TODO: This may be empty, if no parent is given
+        catInfo.parentId = cursor.getString(3);
+        return catInfo;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/soup/src/main/java/com/thunsaker/soup/data/CategoriesDb.java b/soup/src/main/java/com/thunsaker/soup/data/CategoriesDb.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0ea5ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/soup/src/main/java/com/thunsaker/soup/data/CategoriesDb.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package com.thunsaker.soup.data;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+
+import com.readystatesoftware.sqliteasset.SQLiteAssetHelper;
+
+public class CategoriesDb extends SQLiteAssetHelper {
+    private static final String DATABASE_NAME = "categories.db";
+    private static final int DATABASE_VERSION = 1;
+
+    public static final String TABLE_CATEGORIES = "categories";
+    public static final String COLUMN_ID = "_id";
+    public static final String COLUMN_FOURSQUARE_ID = "foursquareId";
+    public static final String COLUMN_NAME = "name";
+    public static final String COLUMN_PARENT = "parentId";
+    // Consider adding the category color here.
+
+    private static final String DATABASE_CREATE =
+            String.format("create table %s (%s integer primary key autoincrement, %s text not null, %s text not null, %s);",
+                    TABLE_CATEGORIES, COLUMN_ID, COLUMN_FOURSQUARE_ID, COLUMN_NAME, COLUMN_PARENT);
+
+    public CategoriesDb(Context context) {
+        super(context, DATABASE_NAME, null, DATABASE_VERSION);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/soup/src/main/java/com/thunsaker/soup/data/CategoryInfo.java b/soup/src/main/java/com/thunsaker/soup/data/CategoryInfo.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc15ed7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/soup/src/main/java/com/thunsaker/soup/data/CategoryInfo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package com.thunsaker.soup.data;
+
+public class CategoryInfo {
+    public long id;
+    public String categoryId;
+    public String name;
+    public String parentId;
+}
diff --git a/soup/src/main/res/values/donottranslate.xml b/soup/src/main/res/values/donottranslate.xml
index cd3fe18..355dcc7 100644
--- a/soup/src/main/res/values/donottranslate.xml
+++ b/soup/src/main/res/values/donottranslate.xml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 	<string name="app_name" translatable="false">Soup</string>
 	<string name="app_name_pro" translatable="false">Soup Pro</string>
     <string name="app_name_dev" translatable="false">Soup Dev</string>
-    <string name="app_version" translatable="false">2.6.2</string>
-    <string name="app_version_long" translatable="false">Soup v.2.6.2</string>
+    <string name="app_version" translatable="false">2.6.3</string>
+    <string name="app_version_long" translatable="false">Soup v.2.6.3</string>
 
     <string name="prefs_foursquare_connected" translatable="false">soup_foursquare_connected</string>
     <string name="prefs_foursquare_token" translatable="false">soup_foursquare_token</string>