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 (Date of earliest event reported): July 25, 2005

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


       DELAWARE                       1-2207                 38-0471180
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       (State or Other              (Commission              (I.R.S. Employer
       Jurisdiction of              File Number)             Identification No.)
       Incorporation)

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

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

                                   N/A
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       (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 7.01.   Regulation FD Disclosure

     On July 25, 2005,  Triarc  Companies,  Inc. (the  "Company")  completed its
acquisition of RTM Restaurant Group. A copy of Triarc's press release announcing
the completion of the acquisition is being furnished as an exhibit hereto.

     The  information in this Current Report,  including the exhibit hereto,  is
being furnished,  not filed,  pursuant to Regulation FD. The information in this
Current  Report,  including the exhibit  hereto,  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 Current Report is
not intended to, and does not,  constitute a determination or admission that the
information  in this  Current  Report  is  material,  or that  investors  should
consider this information  before making an investment  decision with respect to
any security of Triarc.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

        (c) Exhibits.

        99.1       Press release of Triarc Companies, Inc. dated July 25, 2005.


                                 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: /S/ STUART I. ROSEN
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                                        Stuart I. Rosen
                                        Senior Vice President, Associate General
                                        Counsel and Secretary


Dated: July 25, 2005







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit                           Description
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99.1         Press release of Triarc Companies, Inc. dated July 25, 2005.