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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


    We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to
Registration Statement No. 33-106273 of Triarc Companies, Inc. on Form S-3 of
our report dated March 27, 2003 (which report expresses an unqualified opinion
and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to a change in method of
accounting), appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Triarc Companies,
Inc. for the year ended December 29, 2002, and to the reference to us under the
heading 'Independent Auditors' in the Prospectus, which is part of such
Registration Statement.


/S/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


New York, New York
July 8, 2003