POORE BROTHERS INC
SC 13G, 2001-01-10
MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATIONS & KINDRED PRODUCTS
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                         UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                      Washington, DC 20549


                          SCHEDULE 13G

           Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                       (Amendment No.  4)


                      Poore Brothers, Inc.
_____________________________________________________________________________
                        (Name of Issuer)

                          Common Stock
_____________________________________________________________________________
                 (Title of Class of Securities)

                           732813100
                   __________________________
                         (CUSIP Number)

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                              13G
CUSIP No.  732813100
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 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.

    Renaissance US Growth and Income Trust PLC      None
_____________________________________________________________________________
 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
    (a)
    (b)
_____________________________________________________________________________
 3. SEC USE ONLY

_____________________________________________________________________________
 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    England
_____________________________________________________________________________

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
_____________________________________________________________________________
 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
    853,625 shares
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 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
    None
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 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
    853,625 shares
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 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
    None
_____________________________________________________________________________
 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    853,625 shares
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10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
    Not applicable
_____________________________________________________________________________
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
    5.70%
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
    IV
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ITEM 1.
    (a) Name of Issuer.
        Poore Brothers, Inc.                                      ("Company")

    (b) Address of Issuer's principal Executive Offices
        3500 South La Cometa
        Goodyear, AZ   85338

ITEM 2.
    (a) Name of Person Filing
        Renaissance US Growth and Income Trust PLC                ("Filer")

    (b) Address of principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
        c/o Renaissance Capital Group, Inc., Investment Manager
        8080 North Central Expwy., Suite 210, LB 59
        Dallas, TX 75206-1857

    (c) Citizenship
        England

    (d) Title of Class of Securities
        Common Stock

    (e) CUSIP Number
        None

ITEM 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check
        whether the person filing is a:

    (a) ______ Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act

    (b) ______ Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act

    (c) ______ Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act

    (d) ______ Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment
               Company Act

    (e) ______ Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment
               Advisers Act of 1940

    (f) ______ Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
               provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
               or Endowment Fund; see section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

    (g) ______ Parent Holding Company, in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)
               (ii)(G)(Note: See Item 7)
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    (h) ______ Group, in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)

ITEM 4.  Ownership.

    (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned:
         From October, 1999 through January, 2000, the Filer purchased 500,025
         shares of the Company's common stock.  On May 16, 2000 the Filer
         purchased 121,900 shares of the Company's common stock on the open
         market.  On June 16,2000 the Filer purchased 68,000 shares of the
         Company's common stock on the open market.  During December 2000, the
         Filer purchased 163,700 shares of the Company's common stock on the
         open market for an average price per share of $2.37 giving the Filer
         853,625 shares of the Company's common stock.  The Investment Manager
         for Renaissance US Growth and Income Trust PLC is Renaissance Capital
         Group, Inc., which is also Investment Advisor for Renaissance Capital
         Growth & Income Fund III, Inc., which also owns securities of Poore
         Brothers, Inc.

    (b)  Percent of Class   5.70%

    (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

           (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:   853,625 shares
          (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:   None
         (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
               853,625 shares
          (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:   None

ITEM 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

         If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
         hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of
         more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following:
         [ ]

ITEM 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

         Not applicable.

ITEM 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
         Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

         Not applicable.

ITEM 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

         Not applicable.

ITEM 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.

         Not applicable.
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ITEM 10. Certification.

         By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
         belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary
         course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not
         have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of
         such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a
         participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect.

                            SIGNATURE

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
         certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
         complete and correct.


Date: January 9, 2001             /S/ Russell Cleveland
                           ___________________________________________________
                                     Signature
                           Renaissance US Growth and Income Trust PLC by
                           Renaissance Capital Group, Inc., Investment Manager
                           Russell Cleveland, President
                           ___________________________________________________
                                    Name and Title
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