Torch Beverages bolsters marketing team with ex-Mark Anthony Brands know-how

Last updated: 06/10/2026 at 2:46 AM

24 July 2026

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‘Liquid Death and White Claw proved that people don’t just buy drinks – they buy identity, ritual, and occasions. THC beverages haven’t had that kind of brand-building yet. That’s what excites me.’

Torch Beverages has recruited an ex-Liquid Death and -White Claw marketer as its head of experiential marketing, three months after hiring a new CMO.

Ryan Heuser (below) has joined the US THC seltzers & iced teas producer having founded his own experiential-marketing consultancy in November. Prior to that, he held the title of senior VP of experiential at canned-water brand Liquid Death from 2021-2025, and was senior director of sponsorship & field marketing at Mark Anthony Brands-owned White Claw between 2017 and 2021.

Heuser also spent four years as director of sponsorship and field marketing at The Mike’s Hard Lemonade Co, and nine years at experiential-marketing agency GMR.

“Liquid Death and White Claw proved that people don’t just buy drinks – they buy identity, ritual, and occasions,” said Heuser. “THC beverages haven’t had that kind of brand-building yet.

“That’s what excites me.”

His appointment follows Torch’s appointment of Ryan Bouton as CMO in May. Bouton joined after spending a year as head of growth at pet-food brand PawCo Foods. He was previously CMO at Gatsby Chocolate and ice-cream brand Halo Top, which he had co-founded.