McDonald’s made headlines back in February after filing trademark applications that indicated it would be joining the metaverse craze. With the list of chains in the metaverse now also including Chipotle, Panera, and Subway, the food metaverse (aka foodverse) seems to be in full swing. The metaverse, which was first proposed by American author Neal Stephenson in “Snow Crash” back in 1992, has become the obsession of tech giants over the past year. If you take a look at Google Trends, interest in the metaverse didn’t reach its peak until October of 2021 after a brief spike in April. It is estim…