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<TYPE>EX-23
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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 23.3
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.3
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                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


         We consent to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement of Triarc  Companies,  Inc. (the "Company") on Form S-8 of our report
dated June 28,  2006  relating  to the  combined  financial  statements  of RTM
Restaurant  Group as of May 29, 2005 and May 30, 2004,  and for each of the two
years in the period ended May 29, 2005,  included in Triarc  Companies,  Inc.'s
Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 19, 2006 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

                                                     /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
December 20, 2006


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