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<SEC-DOCUMENT>/in/edgar/work/0000030697-00-000117/0000030697-00-000117.txt : 20001129
<SEC-HEADER>0000030697-00-000117.hdr.sgml : 20001129
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000030697-00-000117
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20001116
FILED AS OF DATE:		20001128

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:		3
			SEC ACT:		
			SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-02207
			FILM NUMBER:		778023
</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:			POSNER JARRETT B
									CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001128882
									STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [
]<RELATIONSHIP>OFFICER
</COMPANY-DATA>

									FILING VALUES:
										FORM TYPE:		3
</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>
</REPORTING-OWNER>
</SEC-HEADER>
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<TYPE>3
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>0001.txt
<DESCRIPTION>FORM 3 - NOVEMBER 16, 2000
<TEXT>

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Posner, Jarrett B.
   Triarc Companies, Inc.
   280 Park Avenue
   New York, NY  10017
   USA
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
   November 16, 2000
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)

4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   Triarc Companies, Inc.
   TRY
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   ( ) Director  ( ) 10% Owner  (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)
   Senior Vice President - Corporate Finance
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

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 Beneficially Owned                                                                           |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
1. Title of Security                       |2. Amount of          |3. Ownership    |4. Nature of Indirect                          |
                                           |   Securities         |   Form:        |   Beneficial Ownership                        |
                                           |   Beneficially       |   Direct(D) or |                                               |
                                           |   Owned              |   Indirect(I)  |                                               |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S>                                        <C>                    <C>              <C>
Class A Common Stock                       |250                   |(D)             |                                               |
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<CAPTION>
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned                                                                             |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
1.Title of Derivative   |2.Date Exer-       |3.Title and Amount     |         |4. Conver-|5. Owner-    |6. Nature of Indirect      |
  Security              |  cisable and      |  of Underlying        |         |sion or   |ship         |   Beneficial Ownership    |
                        |  Expiration       |  Securities           |         |exercise  |Form of      |                           |
                        |  Date(Month/      |-----------------------|---------|price of  |Deriv-       |                           |
                        |  Day/Year)        |                       |Amount   |deri-     |ative        |                           |
                        | Date    | Expira- |                       |or       |vative    |Security:    |                           |
                        | Exer-   | tion    |         Title         |Number of|Security  |Direct(D) or |                           |
                        | cisable | Date    |                       |Shares   |          |Indirect(I)  |                           |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S>                     <C>       <C>       <C>                     <C>       <C>        <C>           <C>
Employee stock options (|(1)      |12/22/09 |Class A Common Stock   |25,000   |$17.75    |(D)          |                           |
right to buy) with tande|         |         |                       |         |          |             |                           |
m tax withholding rights|         |         |                       |         |          |             |                           |
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Employee stock options (|(2)      |3/15/09  |Class A Common Stock   |25,000   |$16.875   |(D)          |                           |
right to buy) with tande|         |         |                       |         |          |             |                           |
m tax withholding rights|         |         |                       |         |          |             |                           |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Employee stock options (|(3)      |12/12/07 |Class A Common Stock   |20,000   |$23.3125  |(D)          |                           |
right to buy) with tande|         |         |                       |         |          |             |                           |
m tax withholding rights|         |         |                       |         |          |             |                           |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Employee stock options (|(4)      |3/20/07  |Class A Common Stock   |10,000   |$12.54    |(D)          |                           |
right to buy) with tande|         |         |                       |         |          |             |                           |
m tax withholding rights|         |         |                       |         |          |             |                           |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Employee stock options (|(5)      |12/07/05 |Class A Common Stock   |1,000    |$10.125   |(D)          |                           |
right to buy) with tande|         |         |                       |         |          |             |                           |
m tax withholding rights|         |         |                       |         |          |             |                           |
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
</TABLE>
Explanation of Responses:
(1) One-third 12/22/00; one-third 12/22/01; and one-third
12/22/02.
(2) One-third 3/15/00; one-third 3/15/01; and one-third
3/15/02.
(3) One-third 12/12/98; one-third 12/12/99; and one-third
12/12/00.
(4) One-third 3/20/98; one-third 3/20/99; and one-third
3/20/00.
(5) One-third 12/7/96; one-third 12/7/97; and one-third
12/7/98.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
JARRETT B. POSNER
DATE
NOVEMBER 28, 2000

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