UNITED STATES
                       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

                                December 30, 1997
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

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


                                          1-14556
            DELAWARE                      0-21857               86-0786101
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation)                                               Identification No.)

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

                                 (602) 932-6200
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Item 4.  Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.
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On December  30,  1997,  the Audit  Committee  of the Board of  Directors of the
Registrant  voted  unanimously  to  dismiss  Coopers  &  Lybrand  L.L.P.  as the
Registrant's  independent  auditors,  and  voted  unanimously  to  elect  Arthur
Andersen LLP as the Registrant's  independent  auditors  effective  December 30,
1997.  Pursuant to Item 304 of  Regulation  S-B, the  Registrant  discloses  the
following information:

(i) Coopers & Lybrand  L.L.P.  was  dismissed  as the  Registrant's  independent
auditors on December 30, 1997.

(ii) The report prepared by Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. on the financial statements
for the fiscal years ended December 31, 1995 and 1996 did not contain an adverse
opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor was the report modified as to uncertainty,
audit scope, or accounting principles.

(iii) The  decision to dismiss  Coopers & Lybrand  L.L.P.  was  recommended  and
approved  unanimously  by the Audit  Committee  of the Board of Directors of the
Registrant.

(iv) During the last two fiscal years and the subsequent  interim period through
December  30,  1997,  there were no  disagreements  between the  Registrant  and
Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.  on any matters of accounting  principles or practices,
financial statement  disclosure,  or auditing scope or procedure,  which, if not
resolved to the  satisfaction of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.,  would have caused it
to make reference to the subject matter of the  disagreement  in connection with
its report. In November 1997, Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. advised the Registrant of
the  need  to  expand  the  scope  of  their  upcoming  audit,  as  required  by
professional  standards, to address the ability of the Registrant to continue as
a going concern. Due to the dismissal, no such procedures were performed nor any
determination made.

(v) Arthur Andersen LLP was engaged as the Registrant's  independent auditors on
December 30, 1997.  During the last two fiscal years and the subsequent  interim
period  through  December 30, 1997, the Registrant has not consulted with Arthur
Andersen LLP regarding the  application  of accounting  principles to a specific
completed or  contemplated  transaction nor the type of audit opinion that might
be rendered on the Registrant's financial statements.

(vi) The  Registrant has provided  Coopers & Lybrand  L.L.P.  with a copy of the
disclosures  the  Registrant is making in response to Item 304 of Regulation S-B
and requested it to furnish a letter addressed to the Commission stating whether
it agrees with the statements made herein.


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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         (c)  Exhibits

                  16.  Letter from Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. (to be filed with an
amendment to this report)

                                    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.

                                   POORE BROTHERS, INC.
                                          (Registrant)

Date: January 7, 1998              By: /s/  Thomas W. Freeze
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                                      Thomas W. Freeze
                                      Vice President and Chief Financial Officer