Space Raiders (snack food) explained
Space Raiders |
Producttype: | Crisps |
Currentowner: | KP Snacks |
Origin: | United Kingdom |
Markets: | United Kingdom |
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.[1]
Pricing
Space Raiders were launched in 1987[2] 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.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
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'[6] 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.[7] [8]
Varieties
!Flavour!Standard Bag(25g, has fluctuated) !£1 Sharing Bag(70g, originally 95g)!Multipack (10 x 11.8g, or 6 x 13g)!Grab Bag(45g)!Variety Box(various)
Beef | available | available[9] | launched 2013[10] | launched 2015[11] | n/a |
Pickled Onion | launched 1987 | launched 2015[12] | available[13] | n/a | 5[14] or 10 bags[15] |
Saucy BBQ | launched 2010 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Spicy | available | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Cheese | discontinued[16] | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Salt and Vinegar | discontinued[17] | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
Nutrition information
!Typical Values!Pickled Onion Flavour Per 100g[18] !Beef FlavourPer 100g[19] Energy | 2047kJ | 2065kJ |
- | 488kcal | 493kcal |
Fat | 23g | 23g |
of which Saturates | 2.1g | 2.1g |
Carbohydrate | 62g | 65g |
of which Sugars | 1.9g | 3.5g |
Fibre | 1.2g | 1g |
Protein | 6.0g | 6.6g |
Salt | 3.3g | 2.3g | |
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: KP Snacks - Brands - Space Raiders. KP Snacks. en-GB. 2019-09-26.
- http://www.kpsnacks.com/our-brands KP Snack website
- http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/death-threats-over-a-bag-of-crisps-the-perils-of-working-in-house/3011907.article Lucy Burton, The Lawyer, 1 November 2013
- Web site: United Biscuits re-launches Space Raiders. 2013-12-05. PotatoPro. English. 2019-07-20.
- Web site: Space Raiders Beef Flavour Cosmic Corn Snacks 25g :: Bestway Wholesale. www.bestwaywholesale.co.uk. 2019-07-20.
- Web site: A Space Raiders Eating Competition Is Coming To The UK. 2018-05-08. Loaded. en-GB. 2019-07-20.
- Web site: Twenty7 brand design consultants. twenty7. 30 September 2014 . en-GB. 2019-09-29.
- Web site: Cheeseburger Crisps & Other Stories: Space Raiders Spicy. Georgina. 2013-10-27. Cheeseburger Crisps & Other Stories. 2019-09-29.
- Web site: Space Raiders Beef Flavour Cosmic Corn Snacks 78g. Wholesale. Dee Bee. Dee Bee Wholesale. en. 2019-07-20.
- Web site: Space Raiders beef flavour in multipack format. Weston. Shaun. 2013-02-13. FoodBev Media. en-GB. 2019-07-20.
- Web site: KP Snacks - News - New Space Raiders Beef Grab Bag. 2015-04-02. KP Snacks. en-GB. 2019-07-20.
- Web site: KP Snacks launches McCoy's and Space Raiders PMPs. 2015-10-20. betterRetailing. en-US. 2019-07-20.
- Web site: Space Raiders Pickled Onion 10 Pack 11.8G - Tesco Groceries. www.tesco.com. 2019-07-20.
- Web site: Calories in Lunch Munch Box 30 Packs Space Raiders Pickled Onion Flavour Corn & Wheat Snacks, Nutrition Information Nutracheck. www.nutracheck.co.uk. 2019-09-29.
- Web site: Crisps Large Variety Box Skips, Hula Hoops, Space Raiders 30 pack . . en . 6 July 2023.
- Web site: Crisps from our childhood we DEMAND come back. Closer. en-GB. 2019-09-29.
- Web site: Crazy Bout Crisps. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/695160683989395/1034342160071244 . 2022-02-26 . limited. www.facebook.com. en. 2019-09-29.
- Web site: Space Raiders Pickled Onion Flavoured Snacks 8X11.8G - Tesco Groceries. www.tesco.com. 2019-09-29.
- Web site: Space Raiders Pickled Onion Flavoured Snacks 8X11.8G - Tesco Groceries. www.tesco.com. 2019-09-29.