EXHIBIT 99.1
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                                  NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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               SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P. TO HOLD FISCAL 2003
                      THIRD QUARTER RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL

WHIPPANY,  NEW  JERSEY,  JULY  10,  2003  --  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 2003 Third Quarter
Results Conference Call for Thursday, July 24, 2003 at 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight
Time.

Analysts,  investors  and other  interested  parties  are  invited  to listen to
management's  discussion  of Suburban's  Fiscal 2003 third  quarter  results and
business    outlook   by    accessing    the   call   via   the    internet   at
WWW.SUBURBANPROPANE.COM, or by telephone as follows:

                            Phone #: (888) 273-9887
Ask for: Suburban Propane Fiscal Year 2003 Third Quarter Results Conference Call

In addition,  a replay of the  conference  call will be  available  from 1:30 PM
Thursday,  July 24 until 1:30 PM Friday,  July 25,  2003 and can be  accessed by
dialing (800)  475-6701,  Access Code 689434.  The replay will also be available
via Suburban's web site until Thursday, August 7, 2003.

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. The Partnership
serves   approximately   750,000   residential,   commercial,   industrial   and
agricultural  customers  through  more than 320 customer  service  centers in 40
states.



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