EXHIBIT 99.1
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                                  NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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                      SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, LP TO HOLD
                    FISCAL 2001 FIRST QUARTER CONFERENCE CALL

WHIPPANY,  NEW  JERSEY,  JANUARY  16,  2001--Suburban  Propane  Partners,   L.P.
(NYSE:SPH),  a leading marketer of propane gas and related products and services
nationwide,  announced today that it has scheduled its Fiscal 2001 First Quarter
Conference  Call  for  Friday,  January  26,  2001 at  10:00  AM EST.  Analysts,
investors  and other  interested  parties are invited to listen to  management's
discussion  of Fiscal  2001  first  quarter  results  and  business  outlook  by
accessing the call via the internet at WWW.SUBURBANPROPANE.COM,  or by telephone
as follows:

                            Phone #: (888)-273-9891
Ask for: Suburban Propane First Quarter Fiscal Year 2001 Results Conference Call

In addition,  a playback of the conference call will be available until 11:59 PM
on January 27, 2001 and can be accessed by dialing (800)  475-6701,  Access Code
564955.

Suburban Propane Partners,  L.P. is a publicly traded Master Limited Partnership
listed on the New York Stock Exchange.  Headquartered  in Whippany,  New Jersey,
Suburban  has  been in the  customer  service  business  since  1928  and is the
nation's third largest propane gas marketer. The Partnership serves over 750,000
residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural customers through more than
350 customer service centers in more than 40 states. Corporate news, unit prices
and additional information about Suburban are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week  on the  company's  web  site:  WWW.SUBURBANPROPANE.COM.  To  receive  news
releases via fax: Dial 800-758-5804 and input extension 112074.



Company contact:    Robert M. Plante
                    Vice President & Treasurer
                    (973) 503-9252