Owner Heather Brubaker Benin, a native of Rockingham County who got a master's degree in counseling from 黑料正能量, started Sugar and Bean at the Bridgewater Farmers Market in 2015 after she became a stay-at-home mom. The business moved to the Harrisonburg market shortly after and the Bridgewter caf茅 opened in February 2020 after a yearlong restoration took place.