SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                   FORM 8 - K


             Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)             December 8, 2003
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                         Commission File Number: 1-14222

                         SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        Delaware                                           22-3410353
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(State or other jurisdiction                            (I.R.S. Employer
     of incorporation)                                  Identification No.)

                                240 Route 10 West
                              Whippany, N.J. 07981
                                 (973) 887-5300
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          (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
             area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)





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ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On December 8, 2003,  Suburban Propane Partners,  L.P. issued two press releases
(the "Press Releases")  announcing that (i) it intends to make a public offering
of 2,600,000  Common Units and (ii) it proposes to offer  $150,000,000 of senior
unsecured  notes.  Copies of the Press Releases have been filed as exhibits 99.1
and 99.2 to this Current Report.


ITEM 7.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)  Exhibits.


     99.1 Press Release of Suburban  Propane  Partners,  L.P.  dated December 8,
          2003,  announcing  that  it  intends  to  make a  public  offering  of
          2,600,000 Common Units.



     99.2 Press Release of Suburban  Propane  Partners,  L.P.  dated December 8,
          2003,  announcing  that it  proposes to offer  $150,000,000  of senior
          unsecured notes.

















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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                     SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P.

Decmber 8, 2003                    By:  /s/  Janice G. Meola
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                                          Name:  Janice G. Meola
                                          Title: Vice President, General Counsel
                                                 and Secretary
















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