Fun facts
1924
Founded in
400,000
mt tons of cocoa beans imported into the U.S.
95%
of cocoa products are in CMAA WIP Certified Warehouses
2.8B
pounds of chocolate consumed in the U.S. per year
About Us
A brief outline of CMAA’s history
The Cocoa Merchants’ Association of America, Inc., (CMAA) was founded in 1924 by Isaac Witkin on the floor of the original New York Cocoa Exchange located at 1 Wall Street Court, New York City and focused on bringing companies within the small cocoa trading community together. CMAA contracts were composed, and our longest standing tradition was organized – the CMAA Annual Golf Outing.
Our leadership
The CMAA is governed by its Board of Directors which includes representation from the trading and importing communities as well as processors, branded companies and service providers.
Robert Weidner
Chairman of the Board
Melissa Callanta-Rechner
Vice-chair of the Board
Daniel V. Diez
Secretary/Treasurer
Matt Lilienfeld
Director
Bill Golden
Director
Mark Weyandt
Director
Michael Juliano
Director
Jonathan Liu
Director
Scott Walker
Director