TRIARC COMPANIES, INC. is a holding company which, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in four businesses: beverages, restaurants, textiles and liquefied petroleum gas. Triarc''s premium beverage operations are comprised of Snapple Beverages, Mistic Brands and Stewart''s; restaurant operations are conducted through Arby''s, Inc.; textile operations are conducted through Graniteville Company and its dyes and specialty chemical subsidiary, C.H. Patrick & Co., Inc.; and liquefied petroleum gas operations are conducted through National Propane Corp.