EXHIBIT 99.2
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                                  NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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                    SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P. ANNOUNCES
                        PRIVATE OFFERING OF SENIOR NOTES

WHIPPANY,  N.J., December 8, 2003 -- Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (NYSE:SPH),
a marketer of propane gas and related  products and services  nationwide,  today
announced that it proposes to offer $150 million of senior  unsecured  notes due
2013 in a private placement to eligible purchasers.  The offering is expected to
be eligible for resale under Rule 144A and Regulation S. The private  placement,
which is subject to market and other conditions,  will be made only to qualified
institutional buyers within the United States and non-U.S. investors outside the
United States.

Suburban Propane Partners,  L.P. intends to use the net proceeds of the offering
to finance a portion of the recently announced  acquisition of substantially all
of the assets of Agway Energy Products,  LLC, Agway Energy  Services,  Inc., and
Agway Energy Services PA, Inc. The Partnership  will not receive the proceeds of
the debt offering if the  acquisition  does not close by a specified  date.  The
notes have not been  registered  under the  Securities Act of 1933 or applicable
state  securities  laws,  and may not be offered  or sold in the  United  States
absent   registration   or  an  applicable   exemption  from  the   registration
requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws. This press release
shall not constitute an offer to sell or a  solicitation  of an offer to buy the
notes nor shall there be any sale of notes in any state or jurisdiction in which
such offer,  solicitation  or sale would be unlawful  prior to  registration  or
qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.

Suburban Propane Partners,  L.P. is a publicly traded Master Limited Partnership
listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Whippany, New Jersey, it
has been in the customer  service  business since 1928. The  Partnership  serves
approximately  750,000  residential,  commercial,  industrial  and  agricultural
customers through 320 customer service centers in 40 states.

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Company contact:  Robert M. Plante
                  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                  (973) 503-9252