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.
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.