UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                (Amendment No. 6)



                              Poore Brothers, Inc.
                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  Common Stock
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    732813100
                                 (CUSIP Number)




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

         Renaissance Capital Growth and Income Fund III, Inc.         75-2533518

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2.       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
         (a)      [ ]
         (b)      [ ]
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3.       SEC USE ONLY

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4.       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
            Texas
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
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5.       SOLE VOTING POWER
         2,035,007 shares
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6.       SHARED VOTING POWER
         None
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7.       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
         2,035,007 shares
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8.       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
         None
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9.       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
         2,035,007 shares
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10.      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
         Not applicable
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11.      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
         12.95%
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12.      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
         IV
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ITEM 1.
         (a) Poore Brothers, Inc..                                   ("Company")

         (b) 3500 South Lc Cometa
             Goodyear, AZ  85338

ITEM 2.

         (a)  Name of Person Filing
              Renaissance Capital Growth and Income Fund III, Inc.     ("Filer")

         (b)  Address of principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
              8080 N.  Central Expwy., Suite 210, LB 59
              Dallas, TX 75206-1857

         (c)  Citizenship
              Texas

         (d)  Title of Class of Securities
              Common Stock

         (e)  CUSIP Number
              75966V105

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)    X    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)

         (h) ______  Group, in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)




ITEM 4.       Ownership.

         (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned:

               At  June  1,  2002,  the  Filer  owned  2,050,007  shares  of the
               Company's  common stock on a fully  converted  basis. On June 12,
               2002,  Options to purchase  15,000 shares of the Company's  stock
               expired without exercise. Thus, at June 30, 2002, using SEC rules
               and 15,694,185  shares of stock outstanding on March 30, 2002, as
               reported in the Company's  most recent From 10-Q,  the Filer owns
               2,035,007  shares  of  the  Company's  common  stock  on a  fully
               converted basis.

               The Investment Advisor is Renaissance  Capital Group, Inc., which
               is also the  Investment  Manager  for  Renaissance  US Growth and
               Income  Trust PLC and the  Investment  Adviser for BFS US Special
               Opportunities  Trust PLC,  both of which also own  securities  of
               Poore Brothers, Inc.

         (b)  Percent of Class
                  12.95%

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

              (i)       sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                        2,035,007 shares
              (ii)      shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
                        None
              (iii)     sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                        2,050,007 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.

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:   July 10, 2002                        /S/ Russell Cleveland
                                                   Signature
                            Russell Cleveland, President and CEO
                            Renaissance Capital Growth and Income Fund III, Inc.
                                                 Name and Title