I believe part of the quality decline was due to corporate mandating that the deli meats and cheeses be purchased thru corporate or their supplier. Prior to tha

I believe part of the quality decline was due to corporate mandating that the deli meats and cheeses be purchased thru corporate or their supplier. Prior to that franchises could choose their supplier. Corporate wanted to get their cut so they required purchasing thru them. The claim by corporate was they wanted to make the meats and cheeses standardized across all stores. They managed to standardize lower quality.