R & L Crab Co.

Rae explained what makes the company unique.

“We deliver everything ourselves, we cook everything ourselves, and when we have 20 orders, we split it amongst the two of us.”

The sisters say they never reheat, every delivery is cooked-to-order and delivered within 30 minutes.

As Maryland’s crab season approaches, Rae and La are preparing to be extremely busy.

“It’s exciting, it’s exciting,” Rae said. “We are trying to expand.”

As of now, they are using a concept called a “ghost kitchen,” where they hop from restaurant to restaurant cooking crabs before they make deliveries.

“It’s terrifying to start a business and then on top of that during a pandemic, what are we thinking, who do we think we are?”

Learning as they go, they are now writing a book to inspire others to start a business.

“We made a lot of mistakes and are still learning as we go but I can say I know how to start a business and it may not be a traditional way but I don’t think there’s a traditional way to do anything.”