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
                 FOURTH QUARTER/YEAR-END RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL

WHIPPANY,  NEW  JERSEY,  OCTOBER  9, 2003 --  Suburban  Propane  Partners,  L.P.
(NYSE:SPH),  a  marketer  of  propane  gas and  related  products  and  services
nationwide, announced today that it has scheduled its Fiscal 2003 Fourth Quarter
and Full Year Results Conference Call for Thursday, October 23, 2003 at 10:00 AM
Eastern Daylight Time.

Analysts,  investors  and other  interested  parties  are  invited  to listen to
management's  discussion of Fiscal 2003 fourth quarter and year-end  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 Fourth Quarter Results
                                 Conference Call

In addition,  a replay of the  conference  call will be  available  from 1:30 PM
Thursday,  October 23 until 1:30 PM Friday, October 24, 2003 and can be accessed
by dialing (800) 475-6701 Access Code 699741.  The replay will also be available
via Suburban's web site until Thursday, October 30, 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