ˈɛs, θɹuː ɪts ˈɑːfɪs ɪn kuːwˈeɪt, bˈɪd fɔːɹ, wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd, ænd bˈɪlt ænd ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd tˈɛn dˈaɪnɪŋ fəsˈɪlᵻɾiz ɪn kuːwˈeɪt ænd lˈeɪɾɚ θˈɜːtiːn fəsˈɪlᵻɾiz θɹuːˈaʊt ɪɹˈæk, ænd ɹuːtˈiːnli sˈɜːvd mˈiːlz tə fˈɪfti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ jˈuː.ˈɛs. ænd ˈʌðɚ kˌoʊəlˈɪʃən sˈɜːvɪs mˈɛmbɚz ˈiːtʃ dˈeɪ.
ESS, through its office in Kuwait, bid for, was awarded, and built and operated ten dining facilities in Kuwait and later thirteen facilities throughout Iraq, and routinely served meals to 50,000 U.S. and other Coalition service members each day.