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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000921895-25-003223
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DFAN14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20251201
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20251201

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			UNIFIRST CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000717954
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PERSONAL SERVICES [7200]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	07 Trade & Services
		EIN:				042103460
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0829

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08504
		FILM NUMBER:		251539881

	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

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ENGINE CAPITAL, L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001580320
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				364755478
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1370 BROADWAY
		STREET 2:		5TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10018
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(212) 321-0048

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1370 BROADWAY
		STREET 2:		5TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10018

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Engine Capital Management, L.P.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20180628

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Engine Capital, L.P.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20130628
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    <TD STYLE="width: 100%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">UNIFIRST CORPORATION</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">ENGINE JET CAPITAL, L.P.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">MICHAEL A. CROATTI</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">MICHAEL A. CROATTI JR.</P>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B>ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS<BR>
OF<BR>
UNIFIRST CORPORATION<BR>
_________________________<BR>
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SUPPLEMENT DATED DECEMBER 1, 2025 TO THE PROXY STATEMENT<BR>
OF<BR>
ENGINE CAPITAL LP<BR>
_________________________<BR>
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PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND MAIL THE BLUE UNIVERSAL PROXY CARD TODAY</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Engine Capital LP (&ldquo;Engine
Capital&rdquo;), together with its affiliates (collectively, &ldquo;Engine,&rdquo; &ldquo;we&rdquo; or &ldquo;our&rdquo;), are shareholders
of UniFirst Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (&ldquo;UniFirst&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), who beneficially own an aggregate
of 462,626 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share (the &ldquo;Common Stock&rdquo;), in addition to 56,800 shares of Class
B Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share (the &ldquo;Class B Common Stock&rdquo;), of UniFirst, representing approximately 3.2% of the
Company&rsquo;s outstanding shares of Common Stock, 1.6% of the Company&rsquo;s outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, and collectively,
2.1% of the combined voting power of the outstanding shares of Common Stock and Class B Common Stock. Engine Capital is furnishing this
Proxy Statement Supplement (the &ldquo;Proxy Supplement&rdquo;) in connection with the solicitation of proxies relating to the Company&rsquo;s
2026 annual meeting of shareholders scheduled to be held virtually and exclusively online at <FONT STYLE="color: Blue"><U>https://www.cesonlineservices.com/unf25_vm</U></FONT>
on December 15, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (including any adjournments, postponements or continuations thereof and any meeting which
may be called in lieu thereof, the &ldquo;Annual Meeting&rdquo;).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Engine Capital filed its
definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) on November 26,
2025. The Company filed its definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting with the SEC on November 24, 2025, and subsequently filed
supplemental information (&ldquo;Supplemental Materials&rdquo;) on November 28, 2025. This Proxy Supplement discloses certain information
about the Annual Meeting included in the Supplemental Materials that had not been publicly available at the time we filed our definitive
proxy statement. Except as specifically modified or supplemented by the information contained in this Proxy Supplement, all information
set forth in our definitive proxy statement remains applicable. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed
thereto in our definitive proxy statement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">As set forth in the Supplemental
Materials, to attend and participate in the Annual Meeting, including voting shares at and submitting questions during the Annual Meeting,
shareholders as of the Record Date must pre-register by 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on December 14, 2025 at <FONT STYLE="color: Blue"><U>https://www.cesonlineservices.com/unf25_vm</U></FONT>
using the control number found on their proxy card or voting instruction form. In the event that you do not have a control number, please
contact your broker, bank or other nominee as soon as possible so that you can be provided with a control number and gain access to the
Annual Meeting. Once pre-registered, shareholders as of the Record Date will be able to attend the virtual Annual Meeting by visiting
<FONT STYLE="color: Blue"><U>https://www.cesonlineservices.com/unf25_vm</U></FONT>, where you will be able to listen to the meeting live,
submit questions, and vote. Upon completing registration, shareholders will receive a confirmation email in advance of the meeting with
a link and instructions for accessing the Annual Meeting. The Company encourages shareholders to access the Annual Meeting before the
start time of 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on December 15, 2025, and allow ample time for online check-in, which will begin at 9:30 a.m.,
Eastern Time. The Company will have a support team ready to assist attendees with any technical difficulties they may have accessing
or hearing the audio webcast of the Annual Meeting.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">THIS SOLICITATION IS BEING
MADE BY ENGINE AND NOT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OR MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY. WE ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY OTHER MATTERS TO BE BROUGHT BEFORE
THE ANNUAL MEETING OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH IN THIS PROXY SUPPLEMENT. SHOULD OTHER MATTERS, WHICH ENGINE IS NOT AWARE OF A REASONABLE TIME
BEFORE THIS SOLICITATION, BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING, THE PERSONS NAMED AS PROXIES IN THE <B>BLUE</B> UNIVERSAL PROXY CARD WILL
VOTE ON SUCH MATTERS IN THEIR DISCRETION.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">IF YOU HAVE ALREADY SENT
A PROXY CARD FURNISHED BY COMPANY MANAGEMENT OR THE BOARD, YOU MAY REVOKE THAT PROXY AND VOTE ON EACH OF THE PROPOSALS BY SIGNING, DATING
AND RETURNING THE <B>BLUE</B> UNIVERSAL PROXY CARD. THE LATEST DATED PROXY IS THE ONLY ONE THAT WILL BE COUNTED. ANY PROXY MAY BE REVOKED
AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL MEETING BY DELIVERING A WRITTEN NOTICE OF REVOCATION OR A LATER DATED PROXY FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OR
BY VOTING AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B>Important Notice Regarding the Availability
of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting&mdash;The Proxy Statement and our BLUE universal proxy card are available at</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: Blue"><B><U>www.saratogaproxy.com/Engine</U></B></FONT></P>

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