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- Retail chains are opening up virtual metaverse locations accessible through VR headsets.
- Chipotle and Wendy’s launched virtual restaurants where customers can receive codes for real food.
- McDonald’s and Panera filed trademark applications that signal future metaverse openings.
The Wendyverse Town Square features a familiar Wendy’s restaurant, plus other bits of decor like a giant Wendy statue.
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The world is open for exploring, or players can follow the “To Do List.”
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The restaurant interior should look familiar to any Wendy’s customer, with its traditional counter service, fries, and Frostys.
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Users can get their virtual food and sit at tables.
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They can also head behind the counter if they want to experience Wendy’s from the other side.
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To play games and win prizes, users can head over to the Buck Biscuitdome in Partnership Plaza.
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There, players can compete against each other on the basketball court.
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Instead of a basketball, users can play with a Baconator.
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Players can win a $1 sausage or bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit at a real-life Wendy’s.
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Wendy’s CMO Carl Loredo called the Wendyverse “truly a first of its kind.”
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Players could dress their avatars in Chipotle-themed costumes like a burrito mummy, chip bag ghost, and “Guacenstein.”
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Thousands of users also received codes for free burritos in Chipotle’s virtual locations, which could be redeemed in physical restaurants.
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Chipotle launched another Roblox location in April, with a 90s-themed restaurant that users could visit.
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Players can virtually step into the first Chipotle, opened in 1993, where they can also try their hand at working behind the counter.
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Users can play the Burrito Builder game by making customer orders within a limited amount of time.
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Successfully rolling the burritos leads to in-game Burrito Bucks, the game’s currency.
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The first 100,000 players will get codes for free real-life burritos, and players at the top of the leaderboard at the end of each day can win free burritos for a year.
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Players can also play other games, including one in which they deliver burritos, for more rewards.
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Burrito Bucks can be used for speed boosts during the games and additional uniforms.
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The exhibit included statues of the 12 zodiac signs inspired by Chinese carvings.
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Visitors could hear their horoscope readings during the visit.
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Zodiac signs are based on the year a person was born, and can give predictions about what to expect in the coming year.
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Designer Humberto Leon said he was inspired by pop culture and his work in fashion.
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The virtual celebration featured lanterns, a staple of the holiday tradition.
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McDonald’s filed trademarks for a “virtual restaurant featuring actual and virtual goods” and “operating a virtual restaurant featuring home delivery.”
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Panera seems to have similar plans, and filed to trademark “Paneraverse” earlier this year.
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