Industrial Kitchen

(in Russian, fabrika-kukhnia), in the USSR, a large-scale mechanized catering enterprise that produces food for public consumption—its complete production cycle ranges from the initial processing of raw materials to the final stage of food preparation. These public catering establishments have separate departments for the preparation of vegetables, meat and fish, cold snacks, and pastry. Industrial kitchens usually include several dining rooms. In addition, some of the prepared food is taken to distribution stations and cafeterias in nearby establishments. The first industrial kitchen started operating in Ivanovo in 1925.