Located in a rural coastal community on Virginia's Eastern Shore, our company was founded in 1985 by Pamela Barefoot in her farmhouse kitchen to market culinary themes of the region. Today, Blue Crab Bay Co., a Bay Beyond Inc. brand, offers an extensive product line of specialty foods and gifts, internationally recognized for their signature blue labeling, handsome packaging and unrivaled taste.

Our best selling Sting Ray^® Bloody Mary Mixer and the fishnet-wrapped Beach Party Pack won top honors in Outstanding Beverage and Outstanding Food Gift Pack, two prestigious award competitions at the International Fancy Food Show in New York. Blue Crab Bay Co. has been featured in many national publications, including INC., Coastal Living and Nation's Business. The company was selected as a 1998 Blue Chip Enterprise and in 1999 Barefoot was honored as the Small Business Administration's Small Business Person of the Year for the State of Virginia. In 2003, she received the SBA's Outstanding Woman Entrepreneur Award in Washington, DC.

Blue Crab Bay Co. demonstrates a strong commitment to the environment and its rural Eastern Shore community, supporting organizations such as Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore, The Nature Conservancy and United Way. Each year, the "Blue Crabbers" Relay for Life Team energetically raises funds to benefit the American Cancer Society. We invite you to join the ranks of our loyal customer base.