Space Raiders (snack food) facts for kids

A standard pickled onion packet of Space Raiders. This is of the smaller £0.10 variety.

Space Raiders are a British brand of corn and wheat snacks made by KP Snacks. Introduced in 1987, the alien shaped snacks are currently available in Beef, Pickled Onion, Saucy BBQ and Spicy flavours.

Pricing

Space Raiders were launched in 1987. at a retail price of 10 pence it remained at this price until late October 2007, when the price increased to 15p. It later increased to 25p before lowering to 20p. The price has continued to fluctuate, reflecting the volatility of the underlying commodity prices. At the time of the original 5p price rise, the company who owns Space Raiders are known as KP Snacks.

In October 2010 Space Raiders were relaunched in a new foil pack. These new packs were intended to 'increase shelf standout'. The ingredients were also changed. A new Saucy BBQ flavour variant was also announced. The packs were 20p each.

In 2019 the standard bag of Space Raiders was replaced with a new bigger 25g pack with a RRP of 30p. The price marked packs feature a 'NEW BIGGER PACK!' banner.

Comics

Until 2010 mini comic strips were featured on the back of the bags. They have over the years included the adventures of 'Astra and her Space Pirates' and stories of aliens being afraid of the crunching sounds from Space Raiders being eaten. Space Raiders now feature 4 different 'Space Raider Stats', one species for each flavour.

Varieties

Nutrition information

Images for kids

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  Pickled onion flavour (left) and saucy BBQ flavour (right)