nˈuːz ɹᵻpˈoːɹts ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ɐ mˌʌltɪmˈɪliəndˈɑːlɚ kˈɑːntɹækt tə pɹəvˈaɪd fˈuːd tə jˈuː.ˈɛn. pˈiːskiːpɚz ɪn wˈɛst ˈæfɹɪkə ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd tʊ ˌiːˌɛsˈɛs dˈeɪz ˈæftɚɹ ˈændi sˈeɪwɚt, ɐ sˈiːnjɚɹ ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv æɾ ˌiːˌɛsˈɛs, ɐlˈɛdʒᵻdli ɹᵻsˈiːvd kˌɑːnfɪdˈɛnʃəl bˈɪd ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən.
News reports in 2005 described a multimillion-dollar contract to provide food to U.N. peacekeepers in West Africa awarded to ESS days after Andy Seiwert, a senior executive at ESS, allegedly received confidential bid information.