EXHIBIT 99.1
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                                                                    NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

               SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P. TO HOLD FISCAL 2003
                     SECOND QUARTER RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL

WHIPPANY,  NEW  JERSEY,  APRIL  11,  2003 --  Suburban  Propane  Partners,  L.P.
(NYSE:SPH),  a leading marketer of propane gas and related products and services
nationwide, announced today that it has scheduled its Fiscal 2003 Second Quarter
Results  Conference  Call for  Thursday,  April  24,  2003 at  10:00 AM  Eastern
Daylight Time.

Analysts,  investors  and other  interested  parties  are  invited  to listen to
management's  discussion of Suburban's  Fiscal 2003 second  quarter  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 Second Quarter
                             Results Conference Call

In addition,  a replay of the  conference  call will be  available  from 1:30 PM
Thursday,  April 24 until 1:30 PM Friday,  April 25, 2003 and can be accessed by
dialing (800)  475-6701,  Access Code 680914.  The replay will also be available
via Suburban's web site until Thursday, May 1, 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  and is the
nation's   third  largest   propane  gas  marketer.   The   Partnership   serves
approximately  750,000  residential,  commercial,  industrial  and  agricultural
customers through more than 320 customer service centers in more than 40 states.
Corporate  news,  unit prices and  additional  information  about  Suburban  are
available   24  hours  a  day,   7  days  a  week  on   Suburban's   web   site:
WWW.SUBURBANPROPANE.COM.



Company contact:  Robert M. Plante
                  Vice President-Finance
                  (973) 503-9252