diff --git a/src/LukeSnowden/GoogleShoppingFeed/Feed.php b/src/LukeSnowden/GoogleShoppingFeed/Feed.php
index bfef7e1..111b735 100644
--- a/src/LukeSnowden/GoogleShoppingFeed/Feed.php
+++ b/src/LukeSnowden/GoogleShoppingFeed/Feed.php
@@ -265,6 +265,21 @@ public function categoriesAsSelect($selected = '', $languageISO639 = 'gb')
         return $select;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param string $languageISO639
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function categoriesAsNameAssociativeArray( $languageISO639 = 'gb' )
+    {
+        $categories = $this->categories($languageISO639);
+        unset($categories[0]);
+        $return = [];
+        foreach( $categories as $key => $value ) {
+            $return[$value] = $value;
+        }
+        return $return;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Generate RSS feed
      * @param bool $output