GF Strategies Food and Beverage Consultants

Gf strategies has renewed agreements,with the clark county fair.benton franklin fair and rodeo and the southwestcwashington fair. All three are long time customers. Clark for 17 years,benton franklin for 11 years and southwestcwashington for ten years. All three work with gf strategies to enhance and increae revenues from food and beverage sales. All three,set all […]

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GF Strategies will be in Austin Texas for the annual South By Southwest Festival. Company President Greg Flakus will be attending and will be posting news daily from the event… While at the gathering Flakus will be meeting with some of the leading firms that are providing cashless systems to major festivals around the world. […]

The Wall Street Journal ran a large story today on the yes and no for the future of Bitcoin. Campbell Harvey sees some of the problems this method of payment will solve: Allow online transactions without worrying that personal data will be compromised. Anyone with cellphone or internet connection can execute seamless transactions International remittances […]

GF Strategies has agreed to work with the Big Fresno Fair for the next two years. The company will work with the Fresno team to enhance their current food and beverage planning and sales reporting. “We are pleased to add this great Fair to our list of Fair customers” said Greg Flakus. Since founding the […]

GF Strategies President Greg Flakus has agreed to lead the fundraising for FISH of VAncouver, WAshington, one of the largest food pantry locations in the company’s home town, Vancouver, WAshington. “We are excited to work with a dedicated group of volunteers to help them raise the $500,000 in funds that will allow them to upgrade […]

GF Strategies, founded in 1993 as Winning Ticket Strategies with one customer, the Oregon State Fair enters its 23rd year in 2015. The company began with one venue and slowly grew from its Northwest routes to include Fairs from Vermont and Massachusetts to Oklahoma and Texas and San Diego. Events using the system include the […]