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. The cheese flavour was discontinued in 2007, and the salt & vinegar flavour was discontinued in 2010.

Pricing Space Raiders were launched in 1987KP Snack website at a retail price of 10 pence; this price remained until late October 2007, when it 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.Lucy Burton, The Lawyer, 1 November 2013

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 25 g 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 +FlavourStandard Bag (25g, has fluctuated) £1.35 Sharing Bag (70g, originally 95g)Multipack (10 x 11.8g, or 6 x 13g)Grab Bag (45g)Variety Box

(various)Beefavailableavailablelaunched 2013launched 2015n/aPickled Onionlaunched 1987launched 2015availablen/a5 or 10 bagsSaucy BBQlaunched 2010n/an/an/an/aSpicyavailablen/an/an/an/aCheesediscontinued 2007n/an/an/an/aSalt & Vinegardiscontinued 2010n/an/an/an/a

Nutrition information +Typical ValuesPickled Onion Flavour Per 100gBeef Flavour Per 100gEnergy2033kJ2065kJ -486kcal493kcalFat23g23gof which Saturates2.1g2.1gCarbohydrate61g65gof which Sugars1.7g3.5gFibre3.1g1gProtein5.6g6.6gSalt1.6g2.3g

See also List of snack foods by country

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