To assure a further rock-solid foundation in the espuma-related business, Toho Acetylene is expanding its activities with the slogans in tandem of “New Development” and “Stable Supply”.

The immediate demand shows a further growth in the business of ready-to-eat meals which used to be regarded as emergency demand in the coronavirus pandemic added by the cafe and inbound demands. The growth of cafe-related demand above all is thriving. The trend of demand for the business of the first quarter ending March 2025 showed that there was a decreased volume affected by the reduced delivery of nitrous oxide (N2O) for food to the major customers. However, there is now a recovery trend. 　

The company posts a key-word “Expansion of Range” for the future. According to the company, Espuma has so far been supplied to customers aiming mainly for “higher price” and “higher value-adding,” but it is spreading to a wider range of customers these days. They say there are enquiries from two or more major food service companies.

This trend is accelerated by the filling station of nitrous oxide for food which is planned to be constructed newly in the premise of Kanto Sales Office in November 2025. It is now planned to construct a two-system filling line with an investment of about ¥0.6 billion capable to fill 2.2kg cylinders per year. The aforementioned major food service companies are said to show keen interest in a much-larger supply capacity by the new construction of filling facilities.

The company, however, is not optimistic because the current demand has been caused just by the planned construction of the filling station, although a stable supply to the current customers with a substantial increase in the supply capacity should be most important.

With the expansion of range as the key proposition for the espuma-related business, the company intends to go ahead positively with its sales activities.