Mitrofan Lagidze left behind not only a great legacy in the shape of unique recipes for manufacturing lemonades and syrups, but also a rich tradition of philanthropy: he always readily supported creativity of intellectuals and helped publish books of talented Georgian writers and poets. Except for that the residents of Kutaisi owe their gratitude to Mitrofan for the construction in Western Georgia of the first power plant, which was carried out wholly at the expense and cost of Lagidze. It is said about Mitrofan that he was a generous man and he never reused anyone, whoever came to him for help.
Nowadays “Tikhvin Lemonade Factory “Lagidze Waters” continues to uphold the tradition of doing socially responsible business, which was laid by the brand founder, taking active participation in the municipal affairs of Tikhvin and assisting the city in carrying socially important events, such as Town Day, Children’s Hockey Championship and a lot more. Except for that the factory sponsors annual children’s musical festival “Tikhvin Kid”, as well as regularly conducts excursions and samplings for school goers, where kids are told the history of “Mitrofan Lagidze” lemonades and the specifics of their production. Also, respecting the history of the birth place of the brand and its founder, the factory kept sponsoring the publishing of the book “Holy Nino”.
And of course the modern factory, located in Leningrad region, provides many jobs for local residents. Keeping into consideration the fact that in the near future plans of the company is expansion of production and opening of new lines of business, these jobs, meaning, the opportunities for professional growth, will be available more. Similarly the distinctive feature of the factory is the attention of the management regarding their employees, their active support, using financial or non-financial means. All of this undoubtedly helps create a warm family atmosphere in the team, enhancement of loyalty of employees to the company and as a consequence the enhancement of productivity and growth of business. Mitrofan Lagidze was always really indulged in his work and considered that in business only talent and knowledge of technology are not important, but first of all great love for what you do. You can confidently say that today every employee of Tikhvin Lemonade Factory “Lagidze Waters” continues the good work started, with the same wholehearted vigour.