JANUARY 28, 2014 – NEW YORK

WHISPER has been appointed brand development partner by Stonework Foods, a gourmet food sauces producer based in the San Francisco Bay Area.  The announcement concludes a lengthy competitive pitch process.

"Since opening our doors in New York City over five years ago, our ambition has been to partner with the most promising leaders and brands of influence," says Steve Cranford, Founder and Creative Chairman of WHISPER.  "To be chosen by the executive team at Stonework Foods to evolve their product branding and marketing is an enormous privilege. Our team could not be more honored and excited about this new partnership."

WHISPER is now leading a competitive and creative review, which will sequence to the creation and delivery of new brand and marketing assets for Stonework Foods products.

About STONEWORK FOODS

A packaged gourmet food sauce products company, Stonework Foods creates unique sauces and rubs based on family recipes and decades of refinement. Stonework Foods is located between San Francisco and the Napa Valley, in Hercules, California. For more information visit StoneysSauce.com/

About WHISPER

Beyond short-lived advertising campaigns, WHISPER creates enduring, reputation-building marketing assets so that our clients Own The Conversation® among competing product choices. These assets disrupt categories and challenge stereotypes so that brands transcend the boundaries beyond which they live to attract growing audiences, for clients such as Bayer Healthcare, Singapore Airlines, March of Dimes and Sunkist Foods, among others. For more information, visit WhisperNY.com/