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<SEC-DOCUMENT>/in/edgar/work/0000030697-00-000106/0000030697-00-000106.txt : 20001114
<SEC-HEADER>0000030697-00-000106.hdr.sgml : 20001114
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000030697-00-000106
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20001031
FILED AS OF DATE:		20001113

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TRIARC COMPANIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000030697
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [2080
]		IRS NUMBER:				380471180
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0103
</COMPANY-DATA>

		FILING VALUES:
			FORM TYPE:		4
			SEC ACT:		
			SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-02207
			FILM NUMBER:		758964
</FILING-VALUES>

			BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
				STREET 1:		280 PARK AVENUE
				CITY:			NEW YORK
				STATE:			NY
				ZIP:			10017
				BUSINESS PHONE:		2124513000
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>

				MAIL ADDRESS:	
					STREET 1:		280 PARK AVENUE
					CITY:			NEW YORK
					STATE:			NY
					ZIP:			10017
</MAIL-ADDRESS>

					FORMER COMPANY:	
						FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DWG CORP
						DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
</FORMER-COMPANY>

						FORMER COMPANY:	
							FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DWG CIGAR CORP
							DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19680820
</FORMER-COMPANY>

							FORMER COMPANY:	
								FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DEISEL WEMMER GILBERT CORP
								DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19680820
</FORMER-COMPANY>
</SUBJECT-COMPANY>
<REPORTING-OWNER>

								COMPANY DATA:	
									COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CAVALLO ERNEST J
									CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001014073
									STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [
]<RELATIONSHIP>OTHER
</COMPANY-DATA>

									FILING VALUES:
										FORM TYPE:		4
</FILING-VALUES>

										BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
											STREET 1:		900 THIRD AVENUE
											CITY:			NEW YORK
											STATE:			NY
											ZIP:			10022
											BUSINESS PHONE:		2122303000
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
</REPORTING-OWNER>
</SEC-HEADER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>4
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>0001.txt
<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4 - OCTOBER 31, 2000
<TEXT>

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
(X) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Cavallo, Ernest J.
   Snapple Beverage Group
   709 Westchester Avenue
   White Plains, NY  10604
   USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   Triarc Companies, Inc.
   TRY
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Year
   October 31, 2000
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   ( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) (X) Other
   (specify below)
Former President and COO of Triarc Consumer Products Group, LLC and Snapple
Beverage Group, Inc.

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
1. Title of Security       |2.    |3.    |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
                           | Transaction |  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
                           |      |      |                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
                           |      |    | |                  | A/|           |  Owned at         |Indir |                           |
                           | Date |Code|V|    Amount        | D |    Price  |  End of Month     |ect(I)|                           |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S>                        <C>    <C>  <C><C>               <C> <C>         <C>                 <C>    <C>
Common Stock               |10/23/|M   | |10,000            |(A)|$13.50     |                   |      |                           |
                           |00    |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Common Stock               |10/23/|D   | |10,000            |(D)|$23.75     |                   |      |                           |
                           |00    |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Common Stock               |10/23/|M   | |3,000             |(A)|$10.125    |                   |      |                           |
                           |00    |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Common Stock               |10/23/|D   | |3,000             |(D)|$23.75     |                   |      |                           |
                           |00    |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Common Stock               |10/23/|M   | |20,000            |(A)|$12.54     |                   |      |                           |
                           |00    |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Common Stock               |10/23/|D   | |20,000            |(D)|$23.75     |                   |      |                           |
                           |00    |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Common Stock               |10/23/|M   | |7,000             |(A)|$16.875    |                   |      |                           |
                           |00    |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Common Stock               |10/23/|D   | |7,000             |(D)|$23.75     |                   |      |                           |
                           |00    |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Common Stock               |10/23/|M   | |8,000             |(A)|$17.75     |                   |      |                           |
                           |00    |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Common Stock               |10/23/|D   | |8,000             |(D)|$23.75     |0                  |      |                           |
                           |00    |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<CAPTION>
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
1.Title of Derivative |2.Con-  |3.   |4.    |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount  |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature of|
  Security            |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and|  of Underlying     |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|Indirect    |
                      |or Exer |     |      | rities Acqui  |Expiration |  Securities        |vative |tive        |ect|Beneficial  |
                      |cise    |     |      | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|                    |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Ownership   |
                      |Price of|     |      | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)  |                    |rity   |Benefi      |or |            |
                      |Deriva- |     |      |               |Date |Expir|                    |       |ficially    |Ind|            |
                      |tive    |     |      |           | A/|Exer-|ation|   Title and Number |       |Owned at    |ire|            |
                      |Secu-   |     |    | |           | D |cisa-|Date |   of Shares        |       |End of      |ct |            |
                      |rity    |Date |Code|V|  Amount   |   |ble  |     |                    |       |Month       |(I)|            |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S>                   <C>      <C>   <C>  <C><C>        <C> <C>   <C>   <C>          <C>     <C>     <C>          <C> <C>
Stock Appreciation Rig|$13.50  |10/16|A   | |10,000     |A  |10/23|8/9/0|Common Stock|10,000 |       |10,000      |D  |            |
ht                    |        |/00* |    | |           |   |/00  |5    |            |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Stock Appreciation Rig|$13.50  |10/23|M   | |10,000     |D  |10/23|8/9/0|Common Stock|10,000 |       |0           |D  |            |
ht                    |        |/00  |    | |           |   |/00  |5    |            |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Stock Appreciation Rig|$10.125 |10/16|A   | |3,000      |A  |10/23|12/7/|Common Stock|3,000  |       |3,000       |D  |            |
ht                    |        |/00* |    | |           |   |/00  |05   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Stock Appreciation Rig|$10.125 |10/23|M   | |3,000      |D  |10/23|12/7/|Common Stock|3,000  |       |0           |D  |            |
ht                    |        |/00  |    | |           |   |/00  |05   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Stock Appreciation Rig|$12.54  |10/16|A   | |20,000     |A  |10/23|3/20/|Common Stock|20,000 |       |20,000      |D  |            |
ht                    |        |/00* |    | |           |   |/00  |07   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Stock Appreciation Rig|$12.54  |10/23|M   | |20,000     |D  |10/23|3/20/|Common Stock|20,000 |       |0           |D  |            |
ht                    |        |/00  |    | |           |   |/00  |07   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Stock Appreciation Rig|$16.875 |10/16|A   | |7,000      |A  |10/23|3/15/|Common Stock|7,000  |       |7,000       |D  |            |
ht                    |        |/00* |    | |           |   |/00  |09   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Stock Appreciation Rig|$16.875 |10/23|M   | |7,000      |D  |10/23|3/15/|Common Stock|7,000  |       |0           |D  |            |
ht                    |        |/00  |    | |           |   |/00  |09   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Stock Appreciation Rig|$17.75  |10/16|A   | |8,000      |A  |10/23|12/22|Common Stock|8,000  |       |8,000       |D  |            |
ht                    |        |/00* |    | |           |   |/00  |/09  |            |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Stock Appreciation RIg|$17.75  |10/23|M   | |8,000      |D  |10/23|12/22|Common Stock|8,000  |       |0           |D  |            |
ht                    |        |/00  |    | |           |   |/00  |/09  |            |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                      |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
</TABLE>
Explanation of Responses:
(*) Existing employee stock options were amended to add tandem stock
appreciation rights.  Accordingly, the
exercise of one results in the expiration of the
other.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
ERNEST J. CAVALLO
DATE
NOVEMBER 13, 2000

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