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): June 7, 2006

                             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 1.01.   Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

     On June 7, 2006, the  stockholders  of Triarc  Companies,  Inc.  ("Triarc")
approved an amendment (the  "Amendment")  to Triarc's  Amended and Restated 2002
Equity  Participation  Plan (the "Plan").  The  Amendment  reduced the number of
shares of Triarc's  Class A Common Stock that are  available for grant under the
Plan by 3,000,000 and increased the number of shares of Triarc's  Class B Common
Stock, Series 1 that are available for grant under the Plan by the same amount.

     A copy of the  Amendment  is being  filed as Exhibit  10.1 to this  Current
Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)          Exhibits

10.1 -       Amendment No. 1 to Triarc Companies, Inc. Amended and Restated
             2002 Equity Participation Plan.

99.1 -       Press release of Triarc Companies, Inc. dated June 7, 2006.


                                   SIGNATURES

     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 ROSEN
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                                          Stuart I. Rosen
                                          Senior Vice President
                                             and Secretary

Dated: June 7, 2006





                               EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
No.               Description
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10.1    Amendment No. 1 to Triarc Companies, Inc. Amended and Restated 2002
           Equity Participation Plan.

99.1    Press release of Triarc Companies, Inc. dated June 7, 2006.