Long ago, I was a sandwich artist. One of our popular breeds was "cheesy bread". It was made the same way as italian herbs and cheese, minus the herbs. (For c

Long ago, I was a sandwich artist. One of our popular breeds was "cheesy bread". It was made the same way as italian herbs and cheese, minus the herbs. (For context, all bread in Subway arrives frozen, is thawed, then cooked, with any toppings applied before going into the oven) Corporate decided it should no longer be offered. We had several regulars upset, but couldn't serve it lest the corporate overlords revoke the franchise agreement. There were lots of little incidents like this where corporate would come in with some bullshit rule or decision, we'd lose customers, then they'd backpedal. I never saw any health issues - my manager was strict about labeling things with a date, and wrote people up if they didn't label since it forced him to throw stuff out. But it wouldn't surprise me if years and years of bullshit decisions nudge owners to cut corners.