Local entrepreneur Allie Cartwright, owner of Freaking Delicious Cheesecake, officially marked the expansion of her business Thursday morning with a Great Bend Chamber of Commerce coffee and ribbon-cutting ceremony at Fuller Industries Inc.
“I am excited about the new location,” Cartwright said. “I am excited the future.”
The event, attended by chamber officials and members of the community, celebrated a new lease agreement that allows Cartwright to operate out of Fuller’s full-service commercial kitchen.
Cartwright will offer retail sales from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays at Fuller. She will sell whole cakes, slices and other delicacies.
Fuller is located at 15 SW 40 Ave. Freaking Delicious customers are asked to use the northeast door where there is a gate.
The partnership, facilitated by the Chamber, gives Cartwright the space needed for her growing business, while Fuller Industries utilizes a facility that has been under-used since its staff cafeteria closed.
Cartwright launched the business in August 2022, but quickly grew from there. In October 2025, the business won first place and $50,000 in the Great Bend Economic Development Inc.’s Ignite Rural Business competition.
“I am so grateful,” she said. “Thank you for believing in me.”
The move to the Fuller facility allows Cartwright to transition from the historic Wolf Hotel in Ellinwood to a larger space capable of supporting a broader wholesale. The arrangement is part of a larger initiative by Fuller Industries to lease portions of its 600,000-square-foot plant to local and national businesses.
Her products are also available via custom order and at local retailers, including The Page in Great Bend and the Ellinwood Packing Plant. The new location will allow her to make more product, have her trailer out more and expand her wholesale footprint, she said.
To place an order or more information, visit freakingdeliciouscheesecake.com or call/text 620-303-0350.
About Fuller
Industries Inc.
Based in Great Bend, with a rich heritage dating back over a century to the Fuller Brush Man, Fuller Industries is a leading American manufacturer of industrial products, including cleaning chemicals and supplies, as well as brooms, mops, brushes and more. Fuller serves manufacturing, commercial, institutional and agricultural clients across the Western Hemisphere. Call 620-792-1711 or visit Fullerindustriesinc.com.
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• Barton Community College will host a blood drive from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 9, in the Kirkman Practice Gym. Donors will be able to sign up for a $20 e-gift card from the American Red Cross.
• “Demystifying Artificial Intelligence” will be offered from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at the Great Bend Public Library, 1409 Williams St. Barton Community College’s Cristi Gale, instructor and coordinator of Information Technology, will lead this free computer training. Barton is offering these classes in conjunction with the Digital Opportunities to Connect Kansas grant. For more information contact Kathy Kottas, 620-786-1107, kottask@bartonccc.edu.
• The Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group meeting that was scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 4, has been canceled.
• The next Chamber Coffee will be at 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, at Central Kansas Christian Academy, 215 McKinley St. The program will start at 9:30. It will be followed by a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. at New Horizon Services Inc., 1909 Lakin Ave. They are a new Chamber member and this is their new location in Great Bend.
