Salyer American Lawyer Wants Receiver Out; Accusations Mount Against Company’s Owner

The court-appointed receiver for Salyer American Fresh Foods, the fresh produce company in the Monterey-based SK Foods Group until its May shutdown, says he has finished his work except for “a few windup matters.”

But an attorney for the company owned by agribusinessman Scott Salyer is scheduled to return to Monterey County Superior Court today to ask for the ouster of receiver Steve Franson.

The showdown comes on the heels of a flurry of new court filings that show details of how the once high-flying Monterey-based produce company hit the reef when Bank of the West and other lenders called in more than $30 million in loans in late April. Monterey Herald

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