This article just neglects to mention that this "commissary relationship" is a substantial ongoing cost that is not in proportion with sales the way supplies and labor are. Yes a new truck might not have capital for a commercial freezer or meat slicer to speed up prep but they also don't have the stable revenue to pay for a BS club membership even if the facilities are nice.

A commissary relationship is the kind of thing you need to be of a certain scale to afford. You're essentially contracting out a fraction of your work. You need enough business coming in to keep you busy to justify that recurring expense.

The rest of the reasons are equally flimsy. Like even if a food truck operator has a relationship with a commissary kitchen that's not gonna stop them from filling up from a sketchy water source or dump something in a dumpster if that's what it takes to make that day's schedule work if they're the kind of operator who already would have done that.

The "makes regulatory compliance easier" angle neglects to mention that the commissary or another tenant may very well throw you under the bus if the inspector is up their butt over something.

The author ought to run low margin high regulation (i.e. not software or white collar consulting) business before running her mouth.