8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

                         Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                                November 6, 2000
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)


                              POORE BROTHERS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         DELAWARE                      1-14556                   86-0786101
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)      (I.R.S. Employer
    of incorporation)                                        Identification No.)


                           3500 South La Cometa Drive
                             Goodyear, Arizona 85338
               (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)


                                 (623) 932-6200
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

     On October 28, 2000, the Registrant's Goodyear, Arizona manufacturing plant
sustained  fire  damage  causing the  temporary  shutdown  of the  facility.  On
November 6, 2000,  the  Registrant  issued a press release  (attached  hereto as
Exhibit  99.1 and  which is  hereby  incorporated  by  reference  herein)  which
provides  an update  regarding  the fire  damage  and the  Company's  efforts to
restore operations.

                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date: November 7, 2000                       POORE BROTHERS, INC.


                                             By: /s/ Thomas W. Freeze
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Thomas W. Freeze
                                                Senior Vice President &
                                                Chief Financial Officer

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

     EXHIBIT NUMBER                        DESCRIPTION
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          99.1                Press Release, dated November 6, 2000

EX-99.1

                        POORE BROTHERS FIRE DAMAGE UPDATE

     November 6, 2000 - Poore Brothers,  Inc.  (Nasdaq:  SNAK) today provided an
update  regarding the  previously  announced  damage  sustained at its Goodyear,
Arizona  production  facility  as a result of a fire on October 28, 2000 and its
efforts to restore operations.

     The Company  announced  that it believes it can continue to meet nearly all
customer   needs  during  the  temporary   production   shutdown.   Third  party
manufacturers have agreed to provide the Company with production volume that the
Company  believes will be sufficient  to satisfy  nearly all of its  anticipated
customers' needs.  Beginning immediately at its Goodyear,  Arizona facility, the
Company  will  season and  package the bulk  product  received  from third party
manufacturers.  The Company has  developed  plans to source  product  from third
party manufacturers until such time as production resumes at the facility, which
the Company estimates will be during the first quarter of 2001.

     The Company also  confirmed  that its  Goodyear,  Arizona  plant  sustained
extensive fire damage to the processing area roof and equipment utilities. Based
on a preliminary  assessment of the damage,  the Company believes that there was
no major  damage  to  processing  equipment,  or any  other  area of the  plant,
including packaging, warehouse and offices areas.

     Mr. Eric J. Kufel,  President and CEO, stated,  "We extend our most sincere
appreciation   and  gratitude  to  the  Goodyear  Fire   Department   and  other
Phoenix-area  fire  departments  who  went  beyond  the call of duty to save our
production  facility.  We would also like to thank the  community  and the snack
food industry for their tremendous support and assistance."

     "While this event was extremely unfortunate,  our ability to source product
and to restore  non-processing  operations  quickly  through a  tremendous  team
effort, combined with the overwhelming support received from consumers, has only
strengthened  our commitment  and resolve to achieve our  "Intensely  Different"
growth objectives," concluded Mr. Kufel.

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     Poore Brothers is a rapidly growing manufacturer,  marketer and distributor
of  "intensely  different"  salted  snacks  based  in  Goodyear,   Arizona  with
manufacturing  facilities  in  Goodyear,  Arizona  and  Bluffton,  Indiana.  The
Company's primary emphasis is manufacturing  "intensely  different" salted snack
food items including T.G.I.  Friday's(TM)  brand snack chips,  Poore Brothers(R)
brand potato chips,  Bob's Texas  Style(R)  brand potato chips,  Boulder  Potato
Company(TM)  brand  potato  chips,  Tato  Skins(R)  brand  potato  snacks,   and
Pizzarias(R)  brand pizza chips.  The Company also  manufactures  private  label
potato chips for major retailers in Arizona and California and operates a direct
store delivery  distribution  business in Arizona and a snack food merchandising
company in Texas.

     For further  information  about  Poore  Brothers  or this  release,  please
contact Thomas W. Freeze,  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, at
(623) 932-6203, or logon to http://www.poorebrothers.com.

         Statements  contained  in this press  release  that are not  historical
facts are "forward  looking"  statements  as that term is defined in the Private
Securities  Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Because such statements include risks
and uncertainties,  actual results may differ materially from those expressed or
implied  by such  forward-looking  statements.  Factors  that may  cause  actual
results to differ from the  forward-looking  statements  contained in this press
release and that may affect the Company's prospects in general include,  but are
not limited to, the potential need for additional financing, acquisition-related
risks, significant competition,  customer acceptance of new products, dependence
upon major customers,  general risks related to the food products industry,  and
such other factors as are described in the Company's filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.