ðə dˈɑːkjuːmənt ʃˈoʊd ðæt ˌiːˌɛsˈɛs hæd bˈɛstᵻd ɪts nˌɪɹɪst ɹˈaɪvəl, ɐ fˈuːd sˈɜːvɪsᵻz fˈɜːm nˈoʊn æz ˌiːˈɛskˌeɪˈoʊ, baɪ lˈɪɾɚɹəli pˈɛnɪz pɜː ɹˈæʃən jˈuːnɪt, ænd hæd ˈɔːlsoʊ ˌʌndɚbˈɪd ɪts kəmpˈɛɾɪɾɚz ɪn vˈɜːtʃuːəli ˈɛvɹi ˈʌðɚ sˈɜːvɪs kˈæɾɪɡɚɹi.
The document showed that ESS had bested its nearest rival, a food services firm known as ES-KO, by literally pennies per ration unit, and had also underbid its competitors in virtually every other service category.