Soup kitchens

Would "soup kitchens everywhere" make a good mainstream alternative to grocery stores and fast food, suitable to feeding the majority of people, especially in a non-capitalist world? Would this be a good way to help make sure everyone has enough food?

yes...

• Enables more people to easily eat healthy plant-based food without knowing how to cook.
• Does not have to resemble homeless shelters or soviet bread lines!

no...

• Food waste problem (...)( gets in the way of the original goal of feeding the world and doing it sustainably )
  • Personal food waste
    • could be especially high if people are stuck in the mindset of "it's free so it's ok"
  • Systemic food waste
    • can be made less of an issue if
      • if base ingredients are nonperishable
      • if attendance is predictable
  • How would it overall compare to the status-quo of restaurants and grocery stores etc?^{[RESEARCH needed]}