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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000030697-01-500018.txt : 20010511
<SEC-HEADER>0000030697-01-500018.hdr.sgml : 20010511
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000030697-01-500018
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20010430
FILED AS OF DATE:		20010510

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TRIARC COMPANIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000030697
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BEVERAGES [2080]
		IRS NUMBER:				380471180
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-02207
		FILM NUMBER:		1627911

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		280 PARK AVENUE
		STREET 2:		24TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-451-3000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		280 PARK AVENUE
		STREET 2:		24TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DWG CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DWG CIGAR CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19680820

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

COMPANY DATA:	
	COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NELSON PELTZ
	CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000928265
	STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 []
<RELATIONSHIP>DIRECTOR

FILING VALUES:
	FORM TYPE:		4

BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
	STREET 1:		900 THIRD AVE
	CITY:			NEW YORK
	STATE:			NY
	ZIP:			10022
	BUSINESS PHONE:		2122303000

MAIL ADDRESS:	
	STREET 1:		900 THIRD AVE
	CITY:			NEW YORK
	STATE:			NY
	ZIP:			10022
</REPORTING-OWNER>
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<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>4
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>edgar.txt
<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4 - APRIL 30, 2001
<TEXT>

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) 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
   Peltz, Nelson
   c/o Triarc Companies, Inc.
   280 Park Avenue, 41st Floor
   New York, NY  10017
   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
   April 30, 2001
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   (X) Director (X) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)
   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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>
Class A Common Stock       |4/4/01|P(1)| |100               |(A)|$24.48     |                   |      |                           |
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Class A Common Stock       |4/18/0|G(1)|V|100               |(D)|           |                   |      |                           |
                           |1     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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                           |      |    | |                  |   |           |2,600((2)          |I(3)  |by minor children          |
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                           |      |    | |                  |   |           |21,200(4)          |I(3)  |by Family Ltd. Partnership |
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                           |      |    | |                  |   |           |5,982,867(5)       |I(3)  |by limited partnership     |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                           |      |    | |                  |   |           |26,900             |D     |N/A                        |
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<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>
                      |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
</TABLE>
Explanation of Responses:
(1) Mr. Peltz together with Peter W. May, President and Chief Operating Officer
of the Issuer, acquired the shares
in an open market purchase for the purpose of making a bona fide gift to an
unrelated person.
(2) All such shares were bona fide gifts to Mr. Peltz's minor
children.
(3) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities,
and this report shall not be deemed an
admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities
for purposes of Section 16 or for
any other
purpose.
(4)  All such shares are held in the Peltz Family Limited Partnership, an
entity in which Mr. Peltz is a General
Partner, 200 of such shares were a bona fide gift to Mr. Peltz's minor children
prior to the formation of the limited
partnership.
(5) All such shares are owned by DWG Acquisition Group, L.P., an entity in
which Mr. Peltz is a General Partner.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Nelson Peltz
DATE
May 10, 2001
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