diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index 44b81f61db..130d414236 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Metrics/BlockNesting:
   Exclude:
     - 'app/models/spree/payment/processing.rb'
 
-# Offense count: 48
+# Offense count: 49
 # Configuration parameters: CountComments, Max, CountAsOne.
 Metrics/ClassLength:
   Exclude:
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ Metrics/ClassLength:
     - 'app/services/order_cycles/form_service.rb'
     - 'app/services/orders/sync_service.rb'
     - 'app/services/permissions/order.rb'
+    - 'app/services/products_renderer.rb'
     - 'app/services/sets/product_set.rb'
     - 'engines/order_management/app/services/order_management/order/updater.rb'
     - 'lib/open_food_network/enterprise_fee_calculator.rb'
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/product_import_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/product_import_controller.rb
index 3cc7e2b590..322219f54c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/product_import_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/product_import_controller.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ module Admin
         errors: @importer.errors.full_messages
       }
 
-      if helpers.feature?(:inventory, *spree_current_user.enterprises)
+      if helpers.inventory_enabled?(spree_current_user.enterprises)
         json[:results][:inventory_created] = @importer.inventory_created_count
         json[:results][:inventory_updated] = @importer.inventory_updated_count
       end
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ module Admin
 
     # Return an error if trying to import into inventories when inventory is disable
     def can_import_into_inventories?
-      return true if helpers.feature?(:inventory, *spree_current_user.enterprises) ||
+      return true if helpers.inventory_enabled?(spree_current_user.enterprises) ||
                      params.dig(:settings, "import_into") != 'inventories'
 
       redirect_to admin_product_import_url, notice: I18n.t(:product_import_inventory_disable)
diff --git a/app/helpers/spree/admin/base_helper.rb b/app/helpers/spree/admin/base_helper.rb
index badeb0783d..768e6cfb04 100644
--- a/app/helpers/spree/admin/base_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/spree/admin/base_helper.rb
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ module Spree
         dom_id(record, 'spree')
       end
 
+      def inventory_enabled?(enterprises)
+        !feature?(:variant_tag, *enterprises) && feature?(:inventory, *enterprises)
+      end
+
       private
 
       def attribute_name_for(field_name)
diff --git a/app/models/product_import/product_importer.rb b/app/models/product_import/product_importer.rb
index 37e8031ecd..3f1185ee50 100644
--- a/app/models/product_import/product_importer.rb
+++ b/app/models/product_import/product_importer.rb
@@ -185,11 +185,16 @@ module ProductImport
         order('is_primary_producer ASC, name').
         map { |e| @editable_enterprises[e.name] = e.id }
 
-      return unless OpenFoodNetwork::FeatureToggle.enabled?(:inventory, *@current_user.enterprises)
+      return unless inventory_enabled?
 
       @inventory_permissions = permissions.variant_override_enterprises_per_hub
     end
 
+    def inventory_enabled?
+      !OpenFoodNetwork::FeatureToggle.enabled?(:variant_tag, *@current_user.enterprises) &&
+        OpenFoodNetwork::FeatureToggle.enabled?(:inventory, *@current_user.enterprises)
+    end
+
     def open_spreadsheet
       if accepted_mimetype
         Roo::Spreadsheet.open(@file, extension: accepted_mimetype, encoding: Encoding::UTF_8)
diff --git a/app/services/products_renderer.rb b/app/services/products_renderer.rb
index 2dbf12076b..270495f3d7 100644
--- a/app/services/products_renderer.rb
+++ b/app/services/products_renderer.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class ProductsRenderer
 
       paginated_products = paginate(results)
 
-      if options[:inventory_enabled]
+      if inventory_enabled?
         # Scope results with variant_overrides
         paginated_products.each { |product| product_scoper.scope(product) }
       end
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class ProductsRenderer
         includes(:default_price, :product).
         where(product_id: products)
 
-      if options[:inventory_enabled]
+      if inventory_enabled?
         # Scope results with variant_overrides
         scoper = OpenFoodNetwork::ScopeVariantToHub.new(distributor)
         variants = variants.each { |v| scoper.scope(v) }
@@ -143,4 +143,8 @@ class ProductsRenderer
       vs[v.product_id] << v
     end
   end
+
+  def inventory_enabled?
+    options[:inventory_enabled] && !options[:variant_tag_enabled]
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/admin/order_cycles/_advanced_settings.html.haml b/app/views/admin/order_cycles/_advanced_settings.html.haml
index a57df385cf..a254b1a5e3 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/order_cycles/_advanced_settings.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/order_cycles/_advanced_settings.html.haml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   %h3= t('.title')
 
 = form_for [main_app, :admin, @order_cycle] do |f|
-  - if feature?(:inventory, @order_cycle.coordinator)
+  - if inventory_enabled?(@order_cycle.coordinator)
     .row
       .three.columns.alpha
         = f.label "enterprise_preferred_product_selection_from_coordinator_inventory_only", t('admin.order_cycles.edit.choose_products_from')
diff --git a/app/views/admin/product_import/_upload_form.html.haml b/app/views/admin/product_import/_upload_form.html.haml
index a8a853f556..c1cce83e18 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/product_import/_upload_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/product_import/_upload_form.html.haml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     %h6= t('admin.product_import.index.choose_import_type')
     %br
     - options = { "#{t('admin.product_import.index.product_list')}" => :product_list }
-    - options = options.merge("#{t('admin.product_import.index.inventories')}" => :inventories) if feature?(:inventory, *spree_current_user.enterprises)
+    - options = options.merge("#{t('admin.product_import.index.inventories')}" => :inventories) if inventory_enabled?(spree_current_user.enterprises)
     = select_tag "settings[import_into]",
       options_for_select(options),
       { "data-controller": "tom-select", class: "primary inline no-search", "ng-model": "settings.import_into" }
diff --git a/app/views/admin/product_import/_upload_sidebar.html.haml b/app/views/admin/product_import/_upload_sidebar.html.haml
index fc0c22f7c4..d089c84497 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/product_import/_upload_sidebar.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/product_import/_upload_sidebar.html.haml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     %i.icon-external-link
     = t('admin.product_import.index.product_list_template')
 
-  - if feature?(:inventory, *spree_current_user.enterprises)
+  - if inventory_enabled?(spree_current_user.enterprises)
     %a.download{href: '/inventory_template.csv'}
       %i.icon-external-link
       = t('admin.product_import.index.inventory_template')
diff --git a/app/views/spree/admin/shared/_product_sub_menu.html.haml b/app/views/spree/admin/shared/_product_sub_menu.html.haml
index c24f0da781..194825593c 100644
--- a/app/views/spree/admin/shared/_product_sub_menu.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/spree/admin/shared/_product_sub_menu.html.haml
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
   %ul#sub_nav.inline-menu
     = tab :products, :products_v3, url: admin_products_path
     = tab :properties
-    = tab :variant_overrides, url: main_app.admin_inventory_path, match_path: '/inventory' if feature?(:inventory, *spree_current_user.enterprises)
+    = tab :variant_overrides, url: main_app.admin_inventory_path, match_path: '/inventory' if inventory_enabled?(spree_current_user.enterprises)
     = tab :import, url: main_app.admin_product_import_path, match_path: '/product_import'
diff --git a/config/initializers/flipper.rb b/config/initializers/flipper.rb
index c660d993a9..0c6c82d624 100644
--- a/config/initializers/flipper.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/flipper.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
 require "flipper"
 require "flipper/adapters/active_record"
 require "open_food_network/feature_toggle"
@@ -23,21 +25,52 @@ Flipper.register(:admins) do |actor|
   actor.respond_to?(:admin?) && actor.admin?
 end
 Flipper.register(:new_2024_07_03) do |actor|
-  actor.respond_to?(:created_at?) && actor.created_at >= "2024-07-03".to_time
+  actor.respond_to?(:created_at?) && actor.created_at >= Time.zone.parse("2024-07-03")
 end
 Flipper.register(:enterprise_created_before_2025_08_11) do |actor|
   # This group applies to enterprises only, so we return false if the actor is not an Enterprise
   next false unless actor.actor.instance_of? Enterprise
 
-  actor.respond_to?(:created_at?) && actor.created_at < "2025-08-11".to_time
+  actor.respond_to?(:created_at?) && actor.created_at < Time.zone.parse("2025-08-11")
 end
 Flipper.register(:enterprise_created_after_2025_08_11) do |actor|
   # This group applies to enterprises only, so we return false if the actor is not an Enterprise
   next false unless actor.actor.instance_of? Enterprise
 
-  actor.respond_to?(:created_at?) && actor.created_at >= "2025-08-11".to_time
+  actor.respond_to?(:created_at?) && actor.created_at >= Time.zone.parse("2025-08-11")
 end
 
+Flipper.register(:enterprise_with_no_inventory) do |actor|
+  # This group applies to enterprises only, so we return false if the actor is not an Enterprise
+  next false unless actor.actor.instance_of? Enterprise
+
+  # Uses 2025-08-11 as filter because variant tag did not exist before that, enterprise created 
+  # after never had access to the inventory
+  enterprise_with_variant_override = Enterprise
+    .where(id: VariantOverride.joins(:hub).select(:hub_id))
+    .where(created_at: ..."2025-08-11")
+    .distinct
+  enterprise_with_no_variant_override = Enterprise
+    .where.not(id: enterprise_with_variant_override)
+
+  enterprise_with_no_variant_override.exists?(actor.id)
+end
+
+Flipper.register(:enterprise_with_inventory) do |actor|
+  # This group applies to enterprises only, so we return false if the actor is not an Enterprise
+  next false unless actor.actor.instance_of? Enterprise
+
+  # Uses 2025-08-11 as filter because variant tag did not exist before that, enterprise created 
+  # after never had access to the inventory
+  enterprise_with_variant_override = Enterprise
+    .where(id: VariantOverride.joins(:hub).select(:hub_id))
+    .where(created_at: ..."2025-08-11")
+    .distinct
+
+  enterprise_with_variant_override.exists?(actor.id)
+end
+
+
 Flipper::UI.configure do |config|
   config.descriptions_source = ->(_keys) do
     # return has to be hash of {String key => String description}
@@ -59,4 +92,8 @@ Flipper::UI.configure do |config|
 end
 
 # Add known feature toggles. This may fail if the database isn't setup yet.
-OpenFoodNetwork::FeatureToggle.setup! rescue ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid
+begin
+  OpenFoodNetwork::FeatureToggle.setup!
+rescue ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid
+  nil
+end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20251126005628_enable_variant_tag_and_enable_inventory_for_enterprise_using_it.rb b/db/migrate/20251126005628_enable_variant_tag_and_enable_inventory_for_enterprise_using_it.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4318978c9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20251126005628_enable_variant_tag_and_enable_inventory_for_enterprise_using_it.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class EnableVariantTagAndEnableInventoryForEnterpriseUsingIt < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.1]
+  def up
+    Flipper.disable_group(:variant_tag, "enterprise_created_after_2025_08_11")
+    Flipper.disable_group(:variant_tag, "old_enterprise_with_no_inventory")
+
+    Flipper.enable_group(:variant_tag, "enterprise_with_no_inventory")
+
+    Flipper.disable_group(:inventory, "enterprise_created_before_2025_08_11")
+
+    Flipper.enable_group(:inventory, "enterprise_with_inventory")
+  end
+
+  def down
+    Flipper.enable_group(:variant_tag, "enterprise_created_after_2025_08_11")
+    Flipper.enable_group(:variant_tag, "old_enterprise_with_no_inventory")
+
+    Flipper.disable_group(:variant_tag, "enterprise_with_no_inventory")
+
+    Flipper.enable_group(:inventory, "enterprise_created_before_2025_08_11")
+
+    Flipper.disable_group(:inventory, "enterprise_with_inventory")
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 2de662697f..acbc0d48cd 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema[7.1].define(version: 2025_08_27_205335) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema[7.1].define(version: 2025_11_26_005628) do
   # These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
   enable_extension "pg_stat_statements"
   enable_extension "plpgsql"