Your fly, a lonely soul
Bobs on the surface, ignored
Trout swim right on by

Sounds practical

Actually curious what you'd recommend I do? I'm all ears.

4. Consumers are the only ones who lose out in these situations.

Because the original product had established a large fanbase due to making such a quality product, there are still a lot of sales, and profits skyrocket, even though the product is now inferior.

3. The large, rich company starts messing with quality and ingredients that made the product stand out in the first place, in an effort to lower costs and increase profits for shareholders.

2. The owners are offered a whole lot of money to sell their brand.

What did I do (or didn't do) to deserve this?

Only a dozen? I've gotten way more than that. WEAK AND PATHETIC.