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    <periodOfReport>2004-01-12</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>GFY FOODS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>GFYF</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>SCHWALB EDWARD</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>497 LA SALLE LANE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BUFFALO GROVE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>IL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>60089</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>President</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
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                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
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                </transactionPricePerShare>
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            <securityTitle>
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            <transactionDate>
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            <securityTitle>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">On January 12, 2004, pursuant to an agreement by and between the registrant and GFY, Inc., Mr. Schwalb was issued 20,000,000 shares of common stock of the Registrant in consideration for the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding stock in GFY, Inc.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">On January 16, 2004, the Registrant entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Schwalb.  Under the terms of the employment agreement, Mr. Schwalb is to maintain a 70% interest in the Registrant.  The Registrant issued Mr. Schwalb 250,000,000 shares of restricted common stock on this date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">On January 22, 2004, the Registrant issued Mr. Schwalb 250,000 shares of stock registered under an S-8 registration.  The price of these shares was valued at the market price at the date of issuance.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Edward Schwalb</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-04-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>

