Millennials Brand Love of Regional Specialties Food: The Role of Brand Authenticity and Brand Trust

West Sumatra is a region that produces interesting regional specialties foods. One of the specialties of West Sumatra which is internationally recognized is Rendang. This study measures the level of millennial generation's love for regional specialties food in West Sumatra. In this study, the influence of brand authenticity on brand love was measured, either directly or indirectly. Brand trust mediates the indirect effect between variables. Research data was collected by distributing questionnaires to 730 Millennial generations in West Sumatra. The sampling technique was carried out by proportional sampling. The results of the study were analyzed using the Structural Equation Model (SEM). In this research conducted that, (1) Brand Authenticity significantly affects Brand Love directly, (2) Brand Authenticity significantly affects brand love after being mediated by Brand Trust. Based on research conducted, the Millennial generation love the West Sumatra regional specialties foods products because they believe in the uniqueness of the product which is very distinctive.