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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20100407121921
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001284084-10-000024
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20100405
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100407
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100407

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CROATTI RONALD D
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001261139

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08504
		FILM NUMBER:		10736389

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			UNIFIRST CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000717954
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PERSONAL SERVICES [7200]
		IRS NUMBER:				042103460
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0830

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		68 JONSPIN RD
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01887
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(978) 658-8888

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		68 JONSPIN ROAD
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01887

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	INTERSTATE UNIFORM SERVICES CORP/MA
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19840410
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Ronald D. Croatti is a trustee of certain trusts, which as of the date of filing this report, each directly owns a portion of
 these reported securities. Ronald D. Croatti disclaims beneficial ownership of these reported securities, except to the
 extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that he is the beneficial owner
 of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Represents shares owned directly by The Red Cat Limited Partnership, a 10% beneficial owner of the issuer, and indirectly by
 each of Red Cat Management Associates, Inc., Ronald D. Croatti and Cynthia Croatti. Red Cat Management Associates, Inc. is
 the general partner of The Red Cat Limited Partnership. Ronald D. Croatti and Cynthia Croatti are officers, directors and
 shareholders of Red Cat Management Associates, Inc. Ronald D. Croatti is the beneficiary, but not a trustee, of a trust
 holding a 49.95% limited partnership interest in The Red Cat Limited Partnership. Each of the aforementioned reporting
 persons disclaims beneficial ownership of these reported securities, except to the extent of his, her or its pecuniary
 interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such reporting person is the beneficial owner of
 these securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Represents a pro rata distribution of Class B Common Stock of the issuer from The Queue Limited Partnership, a ten percent
 beneficial owner of the issuer, to its partners.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Represents shares owned directly by The Queue Limited Partnership and indirectly by each of Queue Management Associates,
 Inc., Ronald D. Croatti, Cynthia Croatti and Cecelia Levenstein. Queue Management Associates, Inc. is the general partner of
 The Queue Limited Partnership. Ronald D. Croatti and Cynthia Croatti are officers, directors and shareholders of Queue
 Management Associates, Inc., and Cecelia Levenstein is a director and shareholder of Queue Management Associates, Inc.
 Ronald D. Croatti is a beneficiary, but not a trustee, of a trust holding an approximately 23.6722% limited partnership
 interest in The Queue Limited Partnership.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Represents the acquisition of shares of Class B Common Stock of the issuer by The Marie Croatti QTIP Trust in satisfaction of
 previously contracted indebtedness.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Represents shares owned directly by The Marie Croatti QTIP Trust, of which Ronald D. Croatti is a trustee. Ronald D. Croatti
 disclaims beneficial ownership of these reported securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and
 this report shall not be deemed an admission that he is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16
 or any other purpose.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Represents shares of restricted Common Stock granted to Ronald D. Croatti under the UniFirst Corporation 1996 Stock Incentive
 Plan, which generally vest in equal amounts on each of the first six anniversaries of the grant date, pursuant to a
 Restricted Stock Award Agreement (the &quot;Restricted Stock Award Agreement&quot;) expected to be filed by the issuer with the
 Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q on or about April 8, 2010.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">Represents shares of restricted Common Stock granted to Ronald D. Croatti under the UniFirst Corporation 1996 Stock Incentive
 Plan, which will be earned upon the issuer's achievement of certain performance criteria during certain performance periods
 as set forth in a Restricted Stock Award Agreement (the &quot;Performance Criteria Restricted Stock Award Agreement&quot;) expected to
 be filed by the issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q on or
 about April 8, 2010.  The shares of restricted Common Stock earned upon achievement of the corporate performance criteria
 will generally vest in four equal amounts on the third, fourth, fifth and sixth anniversaries of the grant date as set forth
 in the Performance Criteria Restricted Stock Award Agreement.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">The Marie Croatti QTIP Trust transferred 250,000 shares of Class B Common Stock of the issuer to Ronald D. Croatti in
 exchange for the transfer by Ronald D. Croatti to The Marie Croatti QTIP Trust of an identical number of shares of Common
 Stock of the issuer.  The restrictions and vesting schedule set forth in footnote 7 above attached to 31,250 shares of Class
 B Common Stock acquired by Ronald D. Croatti, and the restrictions and vesting schedule set forth in footnote 8 above
 attached to 218,750 shares of Class B Common Stock acquired by Ronald D. Croatti.  The shares of Common Stock acquired by
 The Marie Croatti QTIP Trust are not subject to the restrictions and vesting schedules set forth in footnotes 7 and 8 above
 in accordance with the terms of the Performance Criteria Restricted Stock Award Agreement and the Restricted Stock Award
 Agreement governing such shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">Represents shares owned indirectly by Ronald D. Croatti as the manager of a limited liability company, MMC Trust LLC. Ronald
 D. Croatti disclaims beneficial ownership of these reported securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest
 therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that he is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes
 of Section 16 or any other purpose.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F11">Each of the aforementioned reporting persons disclaims beneficial ownership of these reported securities, except to the
 extent of his, her or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such reporting
 person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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