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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

    We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
33-60551, 333-44711, 333-50051, 333-82069, 333-97569 and 333-108500 of Triarc
Companies, Inc. on Form S-8 and Registration Statement Nos. 333-110719 and
333-110929 of Triarc Companies, Inc. on Form S-3 of our reports dated
February 4, 2005, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Encore
Capital Group, Inc. and the effectiveness of Encore Capital Group, Inc.'s
internal control over financial reporting appearing in Encore Capital Group,
Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, included
in Exhibit 99.1 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

                                                        /s/ BDO SEIDMAN, LLP

Costa Mesa, California
March 17, 2005