UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    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): January 3, 2001




                             TRIARC COMPANIES, INC.
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




      Delaware                  1-2207                  38-0471180
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      (State or other     (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer
      jurisdiction of                                 Identification Number)
       incorporation)



      280 Park Avenue
      New York, NY                                                10017
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      (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)


      Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (212) 451-3000



         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)




Item 9.     Regulation FD Disclosure

      The information in this Report is being furnished,  not filed, pursuant to
Regulation  FD. The  information  in this Report  shall not be  incorporated  by
reference  into any  registration  statement  pursuant to the  Securities Act of
1933,  as  amended.  The  furnishing  of the  information  in this Report is not
intended to, and does not,  constitute  a  determination  or admission  that the
information in this Report is material,  or that investors  should consider this
information before making an investment decision with respect to any security of
Triarc Companies, Inc. or Arby's, Inc.

      Our  subsidiary,  Arby's,  Inc., has filed a Uniform  Franchise  Offering
Circular  in the  State  of  California  that  contains  certain  unaudited
financial  statements.   Accordingly,  pursuant  to  Regulation  FD,  Triarc  is
furnishing  in this Report  certain  information  reflected  in those  financial
statements that has not been previously publicly disclosed, as follows:

      o     On a consolidated basis, during the eleven months ended November 26,
            2000, Arby's had revenues of approximately $79.3 million,  operating
            profit of approximately $45.6 million, income before income taxes of
            approximately  $45.7 million and net income of  approximately  $27.2
            million.






                                    SIGNATURE

      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.

                                    TRIARC COMPANIES, INC.

Date: January 3, 2001               By: JOHN L. BARNES, JR.
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                                        John L. Barnes, Jr.
                                        Executive Vice President and
                                        Chief Financial Officer