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) March 30, 2000


                             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 No.)               Identification No.)
     incorporation of
     organization)


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


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


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     (Former name or former address,                    (Zip Code)
      if changed since last report)









Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

        (c)  Exhibits

        4.1 -  Supplemental Indenture No. 3, dated as of December 16, 1999 among
               Triarc Consumer Products Group, LLC ("TCPG"), Triarc Beverage
               Holdings Corp.("TBHC"), MPAS Holdings, Inc., Millrose L.P. and
               The Bank of New York, as Trustee.
        4.2 -  Supplemental Indenture No. 4, dated as of January 2, 2000 among
               TCPG, TBHC, Snapple Distributors of Long Island, Inc. and The
               Bank of New York, as Trustee.
        10.1 - Employment Agreement dated as of May 1, 1999 between Triarc and
               Nelson Peltz.
        10.2 - Employment Agreement dated as of May 1, 1999 between Triarc and
               Peter W. May.
        10.3 - Employment Agreement dated as of February 24, 2000 between
               Triarc and John L. Barnes, Jr.
        10.4 - Employment Agreement dated as of February 24, 2000 between Triarc
               and Eric D.Kogan.
        10.5 - Employment Agreement dated as of February 24, 2000 between Triarc
               and Brian L. Schorr.

         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:  BRIAN L. SCHORR
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                                                    Brian L. Schorr
                                                    Executive Vice President
                                                    and General Counsel

Dated: March 30, 2000






                                                   EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

   No.                              Description                  Page No.
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4.1 -     Supplemental Indenture No. 3, dated as of December 16, 1999
          among Triarc Consumer Products Group, LLC ("TCPG"),
          Triarc Beverage Holdings Corp. ("TBHC"), MPAS Holdings,
          Inc., Millrose L.P. and The Bank of New York, as Trustee.
4.2 -     Supplemental Indenture No. 4, dated as of January 2, 2000
          among TCPG, TBHC, Snapple Distributors of Long Island, Inc.
          and The Bank of New York, as Trustee.
10.1 -    Employment Agreement dated as of May 1, 1999
          between Triarc and Nelson Peltz.
10.2 -    Employment Agreement dated as of May 1, 1999
          between Triarc and Peter W. May.
10.3 -    Employment Agreement dated as of February 24, 2000
          between Triarc and John L. Barnes, Jr.
10.4 -    Employment Agreement dated as of February 24, 2000
          between Triarc and Eric D. Kogan.
10.5 -    Employment Agreement dated as of February 24, 2000
          between Triarc and Brian L. Schorr.