Has Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream Declined in Quality?

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I used to consider it a gourmet-brand--more expensive, but worth the extra money. I purchased a pint of the brownie-cheesecake explosion last month expecting it to be wonderful, and it was just okay--edible, not wonderful. Cheaper brands, such as Blue Bunny, were actually better, which I was not expecting. I tried it again, to be sure that it wasn't just the particular flavor that disappointed me, but the cookie dough, which I can easily cross-compare with other brands, was equally disappointing. I assume it must be expensive to maintain as much flavor variety as they do. If they've changed their recipe to reduce expenses, they wouldn't be the only company to do so recently--you can see that Hershey's changed their "white chocolate pecan miniatures" to "pecans 'n' creme," which basically means there isn't enough of a natural white chocolate recipe in that to call it chocolate anymore. Increasing, U.S. made cookies have a chemical aftertaste. They are barely edible. The same is true of cheaper-brand chocolate and now, pretty shockingly, Ben and Jerry's ice cream. Do I have oversensitive taste buds? Do other consumers out there also notice a recent difference?