UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                        Date of report: February 17, 2004
                        (Date of earliest event reported)



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



                           DELAWARE 1-2207 38-0471180
                  (State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
                  jurisdiction of File No.) Identification No.)
                                incorporation of
                                  organization)


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

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


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.

     Pursuant to the requirements of a servicing agreement relating to the 7.44%
fixed rate insured  notes due 2020 issued by Arby's  Franchise  Trust (a copy of
which is filed as Exhibit 10.20 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 29, 2002), our subsidiary Arby's, Inc. (the parent of Arby's
Franchise Trust) prepares a report containing  certain  unaudited  financial and
operating  information,  which is delivered to certain  parties,  including  the
noteholders,  certain  nationally  recognized  rating agencies and the indenture
trustee  and the  insurer for the notes.  The  information  within the report is
subject to  finalization  including  the effect of any audit  adjustments.  Such
report reflects Arby's U.S. and Canadian  operations for periods that may not be
consistent  with  our  fiscal  fourth  quarter.  Such  report  was  prepared  in
accordance with the reporting  requirements of the servicing agreement,  and not
in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles.  Accordingly,
pursuant to Regulation FD, Triarc is furnishing in this Report certain unaudited
information reflected in the Arby's report that has not been previously publicly
disclosed, as follows:

o  During the period October 1 to December 31, 2003 Arby's collected franchise
   royalties of approximately $23.7 million from U.S. and Canadian Arby's(R)
   franchisees. Such cash collections do not include accrued but unpaid amounts
   and may include amounts that have previously been accrued.

o  During the period October 1 to December 31, 2003 Arby's gross collections
   (including royalties) from U.S. and Canadian franchisees were approximately
   $24.5 million. Such cash collections do not include accrued but unpaid
   amounts and may include amounts that have previously been accrued.

o  During the period September 29 to December 28, 2003 Arby's servicing
   expenses were approximately $9.4 million.

o  During the period October 1 to December 31, 2003 Arby's total United States
   and Canadian systemwide Arby's sales were approximately $701.5 million and
   the average royalty rate was approximately 3.46% during this period.
   Systemwide sales include sales as reported by all restaurants, whether
   operated by Triarc or by franchisees.

o  During the period September 29 to December 28, 2003 there were 53 Arby's
   restaurants opened and 19 restaurants closed (generally, underperforming
   restaurants) in the United States and Canada. As of December 28, 2003, there
   were 3,303 Arby's restaurants in the United States and 130 restaurants in
   Canada.

o  As of December 31, 2003, the average unit volume for the preceding twelve
   months for Arby's U.S. and Canadian restaurants was approximately $813,000.
   Average unit volume includes sales from all restaurants, including partial
   month units, new openings and closed units for the previous twelve months,
   rather than sales only from restaurants open a full twelve months or more.


                                    SIGNATURE

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


                                  TRIARC COMPANIES, INC.


                                  By:  ___________________________________
                                       Francis T. McCarron
                                       Senior Vice President and
                                       Chief Financial Officer

Dated: February 17, 2004