Exhibit 99.2

                                  NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

                    SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P. ANNOUNCES
                        EXERCISE OF OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION

WHIPPANY, N.J., December 18, 2003 -- Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (NYSE:SPH),
a marketer of propane gas and related products and services nationwide, today
announced that the underwriters have exercised their over-allotment option to
purchase from the Partnership an additional 390,000 Common Units, at a price of
$30.90 per Common Unit. The Partnership intends to use the net proceeds received
from the exercise of the over-allotment option to finance a portion of the
purchase price for the proposed acquisition of substantially all of the assets
of Agway Energy Products, LLC, Agway Energy Services, Inc., and Agway Energy
Services PA, Inc. and for general partnership purposes. The sale of the
additional 390,000 Common Units is not contingent upon the closing of the
acquisition and is expected to close on December 23, 2003.

The Common Units will be issued under the Partnership's effective shelf
registration statement.

The Partnership's offering of 2,600,000 Common Units closed on December 16,
2003, and was underwritten and managed by Goldman, Sachs & Co. (as the
book-running manager), as well as by Wachovia Securities and Raymond James.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities 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