EXHIBIT 99.1
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                                  NEWS RELEASE


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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        SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, LP ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS OF
       ROBERT M. PLANTE TO VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND
        JANICE G. MEOLA TO VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY

WHIPPANY,  N.J., NOVEMBER 6, 2003 -- Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (NYSE:SPH),
a marketer of propane gas and related  products and services  nationwide,  today
announced the following executive appointments.

ROBERT M. PLANTE, Vice President Finance, will assume the role of Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Plante has been with Suburban Propane for over
26 years and was  instrumental in the  Partnership's  successful  initial public
offering in March 1996.  President and Chief Executive Officer Mark A. Alexander
stated, "Over the last two years Bob has provided outstanding  leadership in all
financial and  accounting  aspects of our business.  Under his direction we have
taken major steps to further strengthen our balance sheet and capital structure.
It is  with  great  pleasure  that  we  recognize  Bob for  this  well  deserved
promotion."

JANICE G.  MEOLA,  General  Counsel  and  Secretary,  has been  promoted to Vice
President,  General  Counsel and Secretary.  Ms. Meola joined the Partnership in
September 1996 as Counsel and assumed her present role during the  Partnership's
recapitalization  in 1999. Mr.  Alexander  stated,  "Over the last several years
Janice has provided the necessary  guidance in conjunction  with  overseeing the
many regulatory and governance  requirements of the Partnership.  She has become
an  integral  part of our  executive  team.  I am pleased to  announce  her well
deserved promotion to Vice President."

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:  Michael M. Keating
                  Vice President, Human Resources and Administration
                  (973) 503-9211

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