that was not sufficient for market demand made the 
company impose a purchasing restriction policy. The 
goal  is  that  consumers  from  outside  the  city  who 
come during the day can still enjoy this product. 
In  this  study,  the  product  brand  equity  of 
Sangkuriang has a positive and significant effect on 
repeat  purchases.  Respondents  made  Bogor's 
Sangkuriang their top choice even though there were 
many  competitors,  such  as  the  Arasari  brand,  the 
Barokah  brand,  the  Kabayan  brand,  and  the  Amor 
brand.  The  advantages  of  the  product  are:  soft,  not 
too  sweet,  complete  variants,  and  always  make 
promotional  programs  tailored  to  the  moments  that 
occur. For example, in order to welcome the month 
of fasting, a promo was made "Breaking the Fast for 
more  Favors  with  a  30%  discount  via  Goofood". 
When the 75th Independence Day, a Red and White 
Lapis  promo,  and  a  "buy  one  get  one  free"  daily 
promo was  made  for  the  first  200  buyers.  Some  of 
the  marketing  activities  that  make  up  brand  equity 
positively and significantly impact repeat purchases. 
Tresna  G  et  al.  (2018)  found  that  brand  equity 
positively and significantly affects consumer loyalty. 
Meanwhile,  research  by  Pradipta  D  and  Hidayat  K 
(2016)  states  that  brand  equity,  except  brand 
awareness,  has  a  positive  and  significant  effect  on 
purchasing  decisions  and  brand  associations  show 
the  most  dominant  influence.  Based  on  these  two 
studies,  it  can  be  said  that  consumers  of  the  Bogor 
Sangkuriang  layer  have  high  loyalty,  so  they  are 
willing  to  make  repeated  purchases.  In  this  study, 
brand  image affects  repeat purchases positively  and 
significantly.  Consumers  who  have  kept  the 
Sangkuriang taro layer logo in their mind, then when 
they  are  going  to  buy  a  taro  layer  product 
spontaneously  decide  to  buy the Sangkuriang brand 
and  even  voluntarily  recommend  it  to  close  friends 
and family. Rusandy (2018) states that brand image 
has  several  benefits,  including:  1)  it  can  increase 
customer  loyalty;  2)  can  increase  customer 
satisfaction;  3)  customer  satisfaction  can  increase 
customer  loyalty;  and  4)  customer  satisfaction 
mediates  the  relationship  between  brand  image  and 
loyalty. 
The  Sangkuriang  brand  product's  brand  image 
affects repeat purchases positively and significantly, 
indicating  that  consumers  are  satisfied  with  the 
Sangkuriang  Bogor  tiered  product,  and  this 
satisfaction  makes  consumers  loyal.  Loyal 
customers  will  automatically  make  repeated 
purchases.  Syoaleha  et  al.  (2016)  stated  that  brand 
image, which includes company image, user image, 
and  product  image  has  a  positive  influence  on 
consumer  loyalty,  and  the  biggest  influence  is 
company  image.  Abidin  (2018)  states  that  brand 
image  and  consumer  trust  in  the  company  have  a 
positive and significant impact on customer loyalty. 
Based on these two studies, it can be said that 
Sangkuriang's  brand  image  makes  consumers  loyal 
to  the  product  and  affects  repeat  purchases. 
Consumers  of  Sangkuriang  have  loyalty  to  the 
product,  so  they  make  repeat  purchases.  Repeated 
purchases  have  made  Sangkuriang's  taro  layer 
product reach  a  growth  position,  and it  can  be  said 
that  this  company  has  experienced  an  upgrade  to  a 
higher  class.  Several  things  that  indicate  that  this 
company has undergone a gradual upgrade are a) it 
already has several large outlets in the city of Bogor 
such  as  Soleh  Iskandar  street,  Pajajaran  street, 
Cibinong,  and  Puncak  area.  b)  assets  have  reached 
IDR 500 billion. 
The movement of UKM to level up is a priority 
of  the  government,  to  strengthen  the  foundation  of 
the national economy so that there is no too big gap 
between large businesses and MSMEs. The strategy 
undertaken by the government is to open the widest 
possible  market  access,  both  domestic  and  foreign 
markets.  For  this  reason,  SME  products  must  meet 
global  quality  standards  so  that  they  can  compete 
with  both  local  products  and  imported  products 
(Masduki,  2020).  Siagian  (2020)  there  are  5 
strategies  that  can  be  carried  out  in  order  to 
accelerate SME's Grading: 1) opening access to the 
domestic  market  and  export  markets,  2)  increasing 
the  competitiveness  and  capacity  of  SMEs  through 
digital  marketing,  3)  providing  financing  and 
investment support, 4) developing management and 
business capacity through training and mentoring, 5) 
providing  business  opportunities  and  facilities  such 
as licensing. 
The  brand  equity  of  the  taro  layer  product  in 
Bogor Sangkuriang, which has been established and 
has generated high loyalty to consumers, has grown 
this business into the middle class. Upgrading can be 
shown  from several  things, namely  assets  that  have 
reached 500 billion, as well as product sales turnover 
from small outlets that can reach 50 to 80 boxes per 
day,  and  the  profit  margin  reaches  20%  of  sales. 
This position is able to be achieved by the company 
through  repeated  transactions  by  consumers.  From 
the  results  of  interviews  with  respondents,  the 
reasons  put  forward  for  repeated  purchasing 
activities  are:  a)  a  good  relationship  with  SME 
producers/entrepreneurs,  b)  satisfaction  obtained 
after  consuming  the  product,  c)  satisfactory  service 
from the perpetrator UKM. These three things make 
consumers  make  repeated  purchases.  This  is  what 
causes  the  Sangkuriang  to  have  a  brand  image  that