The national not-for-profit association Restaurants Canada has recently announced that it was developing the first metaverse marketplace for Canada’s foodservice industry.

Indeed, the association has started a collaboration with Nextech AR Solutions to build the metaverse marketplace which will aim to create a hybrid blend of virtual event space and international marketplace. It will feature up to 5,000 virtual vendor profiles for 30,000 members.

By developing this space, the association hopes it will be a center for e-commerce and that it will use 3D augmented reality technology to introduce products and allow networking. This then represents a major step forward for the foodservice and hospitality industry.

The metaverse marketplace is set to be launched internationally at the RC Show 2022 in May.