diff --git a/java/src/test/java/com/amido/stacks/workloads/menu/domain/MenuTest.java b/java/src/test/java/com/amido/stacks/workloads/menu/domain/MenuTest.java
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+package com.amido.stacks.workloads.menu.domain;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+import java.util.UUID;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Tag;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+@Tag("Unit")
+public class MenuTest {
+
+  @Test
+  void shouldBuildMenu() {
+
+    UUID id = UUID.randomUUID();
+    UUID restId = UUID.randomUUID();
+
+    Menu menu =
+        Menu.builder()
+            .id(id.toString())
+            .restaurantId(restId.toString())
+            .name("menu name")
+            .description("menu desc")
+            .enabled(true)
+            .build();
+
+    assertEquals(id.toString(), menu.getId());
+    assertEquals(restId.toString(), menu.getRestaurantId());
+    assertEquals("menu name", menu.getName());
+    assertEquals("menu desc", menu.getDescription());
+    assertTrue(menu.getEnabled());
+  }
+}
diff --git a/java/src/test/java/com/amido/stacks/workloads/menu/service/utility/MenuHelperServiceTest.java b/java/src/test/java/com/amido/stacks/workloads/menu/service/utility/MenuHelperServiceTest.java
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+package com.amido.stacks.workloads.menu.service.utility;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+
+import com.amido.stacks.workloads.menu.domain.Category;
+import com.amido.stacks.workloads.menu.domain.Item;
+import com.amido.stacks.workloads.menu.domain.Menu;
+import java.util.UUID;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Tag;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+@Tag("Unit")
+class MenuHelperServiceTest {
+
+  @Test
+  void shouldAddOrUpdateCategoryIfMenuCategoriesNull() {
+
+    Menu menu =
+        new Menu(
+            UUID.randomUUID().toString(),
+            UUID.randomUUID().toString(),
+            "menu name",
+            "cat desc",
+            null,
+            true);
+
+    MenuHelperService menuHelperService = new MenuHelperService();
+    menuHelperService.addOrUpdateCategory(
+        menu, new Category(UUID.randomUUID().toString(), "cat name", "cat desc", null));
+
+    assertNotNull(menu.getCategories());
+    assertEquals(1, menu.getCategories().size());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void shouldAddOrUpdateItemIfCategoryItemsNull() {
+
+    Category category = new Category(UUID.randomUUID().toString(), "cat name", "cat desc", null);
+
+    Item item = new Item(UUID.randomUUID().toString(), "item name", "item desc", 100.0, true);
+
+    MenuHelperService menuHelperService = new MenuHelperService();
+    menuHelperService.addOrUpdateItem(category, item);
+
+    assertNotNull(category.getItems());
+    assertEquals(1, category.getItems().size());
+  }
+}