title: Obshchepit
text: # Obshchepit
  
  Obshchepit (Russian:общепитIPA:, abbreviated from общественное питание, "public foodservice", "communal dining") was an industry in the former Soviet Union which handled food service via a system of "public eating establishments": diners, cafeterias, restaurants, etc.
  
  According to the latest All-Union Classification System of the National Economy, obshchepit was under the category "Trade and public foodservice".
  
  