EX-23.1 3 ex23108262017.htm EXHIBIT 23.1
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:

(1) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 033-60781) pertaining to the UniFirst Corporation Profit Sharing Plan

(2) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-96097) pertaining to the UniFirst Corporation 1996 Stock Incentive Plan

(3) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-82682) pertaining to the UniFirst Corporation 1996 Stock Incentive Plan

(4) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-142138) pertaining to the UniFirst Corporation 1996 Stock Incentive Plan

(5) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-165840) pertaining to the UniFirst Corporation 1996 Stock Incentive Plan

(6) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-177485) pertaining to the UniFirst Corporation 2010 Stock Option and Incentive Plan

(7) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-203339) pertaining to the UniFirst Corporation Amended and Restated 2010 Stock Option and Incentive Plan of our reports dated October 25, 2017, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of UniFirst Corporation and subsidiaries, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of UniFirst Corporation and subsidiaries, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of UniFirst Corporation for the year ended August 26, 2017.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 25, 2017