diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/cache_settings_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/cache_settings_controller.rb
index 138bbc7b18..1074f13e9f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/cache_settings_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/cache_settings_controller.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 require 'open_food_network/products_cache_integrity_checker'
 
 class Admin::CacheSettingsController < Spree::Admin::BaseController
-
-  def show
+  def edit
     @results = Exchange.cachable.map do |exchange|
       checker = OpenFoodNetwork::ProductsCacheIntegrityChecker.new(exchange.receiver, exchange.order_cycle)
 
@@ -10,4 +9,10 @@ class Admin::CacheSettingsController < Spree::Admin::BaseController
     end
   end
 
+  def update
+    Spree::Config.set(params[:preferences])
+    respond_to do |format|
+      format.html { redirect_to main_app.edit_admin_cache_settings_path }
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/spree/app_configuration_decorator.rb b/app/models/spree/app_configuration_decorator.rb
index 992c39abe1..e909a0c69b 100644
--- a/app/models/spree/app_configuration_decorator.rb
+++ b/app/models/spree/app_configuration_decorator.rb
@@ -52,4 +52,7 @@ Spree::AppConfiguration.class_eval do
 
   # Number localization
   preference :enable_localized_number?, :boolean, default: false
+
+  # Enable cache
+  preference :enable_products_cache?, :boolean, default: true
 end
diff --git a/app/overrides/spree/admin/shared/_configuration_menu/add_caching.html.haml.deface b/app/overrides/spree/admin/shared/_configuration_menu/add_caching.html.haml.deface
index c320e072c0..77c808315b 100644
--- a/app/overrides/spree/admin/shared/_configuration_menu/add_caching.html.haml.deface
+++ b/app/overrides/spree/admin/shared/_configuration_menu/add_caching.html.haml.deface
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 / insert_bottom "[data-hook='admin_configurations_sidebar_menu']"
 
 %li
-  = link_to t('admin.cache_settings.show.title'), main_app.admin_cache_settings_path
+  = link_to t('admin.cache_settings.edit.title'), main_app.edit_admin_cache_settings_path
diff --git a/app/views/admin/cache_settings/show.html.haml b/app/views/admin/cache_settings/edit.html.haml
similarity index 52%
rename from app/views/admin/cache_settings/show.html.haml
rename to app/views/admin/cache_settings/edit.html.haml
index cecef216a3..222910be94 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/cache_settings/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/cache_settings/edit.html.haml
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
 - content_for :page_title do
   = t(:cache_settings)
 
+= form_tag main_app.admin_cache_settings_path, :method => :put do
+  .field
+    = hidden_field_tag 'preferences[enable_products_cache?]', '0'
+    = check_box_tag 'preferences[enable_products_cache?]', '1',  Spree::Config[:enable_products_cache?]
+    = label_tag nil, t('.enable_products_cache')
+  .form-buttons
+    = button t(:update), 'icon-refresh'
+
+%br
+%br
+
+%h4= t(:cache_state)
+%br
 %table.index
   %thead
     %tr
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index ce587f8e7e..3248089f88 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -411,13 +411,14 @@ en:
         total_monthly_bill_incl_tax_tip: "The example total monthly bill with tax included, given the settings and the turnover provided."
 
     cache_settings:
-      show:
-        title: Caching
-        distributor: Distributor
-        order_cycle: Order Cycle
-        status: Status
-        diff: Diff
-        error: Error
+      edit:
+        title: "Caching"
+        distributor: "Distributor"
+        order_cycle: "Order Cycle"
+        status: "Status"
+        diff: "Diff"
+        error: "Error"
+        enable_products_cache: "Enable Products Cache?"
 
     invoice_settings:
       edit:
diff --git a/lib/open_food_network/cached_products_renderer.rb b/lib/open_food_network/cached_products_renderer.rb
index 733455ed73..abc1f45713 100644
--- a/lib/open_food_network/cached_products_renderer.rb
+++ b/lib/open_food_network/cached_products_renderer.rb
@@ -27,19 +27,21 @@ module OpenFoodNetwork
     private
 
     def cached_products_json
-      if Rails.env.production? || Rails.env.staging?
-        Rails.cache.fetch("products-json-#{@distributor.id}-#{@order_cycle.id}") do
-          begin
-            uncached_products_json
-          rescue ProductsRenderer::NoProducts
-            nil
-          end
+      return uncached_products_json unless use_cached_products?
+
+      Rails.cache.fetch("products-json-#{@distributor.id}-#{@order_cycle.id}") do
+        begin
+          uncached_products_json
+        rescue ProductsRenderer::NoProducts
+          nil
         end
-      else
-        uncached_products_json
       end
     end
 
+    def use_cached_products?
+      Spree::Config[:enable_products_cache?] && (Rails.env.production? || Rails.env.staging?)
+    end
+
     def uncached_products_json
       ProductsRenderer.new(@distributor, @order_cycle).products_json
     end
diff --git a/spec/lib/open_food_network/cached_products_renderer_spec.rb b/spec/lib/open_food_network/cached_products_renderer_spec.rb
index 8a3e72a775..6bff04dad2 100644
--- a/spec/lib/open_food_network/cached_products_renderer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/open_food_network/cached_products_renderer_spec.rb
@@ -5,22 +5,60 @@ module OpenFoodNetwork
   describe CachedProductsRenderer do
     let(:distributor) { double(:distributor, id: 123) }
     let(:order_cycle) { double(:order_cycle, id: 456) }
-    let(:cpr) { CachedProductsRenderer.new(distributor, order_cycle) }
+    let(:cached_products_renderer) { CachedProductsRenderer.new(distributor, order_cycle) }
+
+    # keeps global state unchanged
+    around do |example|
+      original_config = Spree::Config[:enable_products_cache?]
+      example.run
+      Spree::Config[:enable_products_cache?] = original_config
+    end
 
     describe "#products_json" do
-      context "when in testing / development" do
-        let(:products_renderer) do
-          double(ProductsRenderer, products_json: 'uncached products')
-        end
+      let(:products_renderer) do
+        double(ProductsRenderer, products_json: 'uncached products')
+      end
 
+      before do
+        allow(ProductsRenderer)
+          .to receive(:new)
+          .with(distributor, order_cycle) { products_renderer }
+      end
+
+      context "products cache toggle" do
         before do
-          allow(ProductsRenderer)
-            .to receive(:new)
-            .with(distributor, order_cycle) { products_renderer }
+          allow(Rails.env).to receive(:production?) { true }
+          Rails.cache.write "products-json-#{distributor.id}-#{order_cycle.id}", 'products'
         end
 
-        it "returns uncaches products JSON" do
-          expect(cpr.products_json).to eq 'uncached products'
+        context "disabled" do
+          before do
+            Spree::Config[:enable_products_cache?] = false
+          end
+
+          it "returns uncached products JSON" do
+            expect(cached_products_renderer.products_json).to eq 'uncached products'
+          end
+        end
+
+        context "enabled" do
+          before do
+            Spree::Config[:enable_products_cache?] = true
+          end
+
+          it "returns the cached JSON" do
+              expect(cached_products_renderer.products_json).to eq 'products'
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when in testing / development" do
+        before do
+          allow(Rails.env).to receive(:production?) { false }
+        end
+
+        it "returns uncached products JSON" do
+          expect(cached_products_renderer.products_json).to eq 'uncached products'
         end
       end
 
@@ -30,10 +68,10 @@ module OpenFoodNetwork
         end
 
         describe "when the distribution is not set" do
-          let(:cpr) { CachedProductsRenderer.new(nil, nil) }
+          let(:cached_products_renderer) { CachedProductsRenderer.new(nil, nil) }
 
           it "raises an exception and returns no products" do
-            expect { cpr.products_json }.to raise_error CachedProductsRenderer::NoProducts
+            expect { cached_products_renderer.products_json }.to raise_error CachedProductsRenderer::NoProducts
           end
         end
 
@@ -43,12 +81,12 @@ module OpenFoodNetwork
           end
 
           it "returns the cached JSON" do
-            expect(cpr.products_json).to eq 'products'
+            expect(cached_products_renderer.products_json).to eq 'products'
           end
 
           it "raises an exception when there are no products" do
             Rails.cache.write "products-json-#{distributor.id}-#{order_cycle.id}", nil
-            expect { cpr.products_json }.to raise_error CachedProductsRenderer::NoProducts
+            expect { cached_products_renderer.products_json }.to raise_error CachedProductsRenderer::NoProducts
           end
         end
 
@@ -70,11 +108,11 @@ module OpenFoodNetwork
 
           describe "when there are products" do
             it "returns products as JSON" do
-              expect(cpr.products_json).to eq 'fresh products'
+              expect(cached_products_renderer.products_json).to eq 'fresh products'
             end
 
             it "caches the JSON" do
-              cpr.products_json
+              cached_products_renderer.products_json
               expect(cached_json).to eq 'fresh products'
             end
           end
@@ -91,11 +129,11 @@ module OpenFoodNetwork
             end
 
             it "raises an error" do
-              expect { cpr.products_json }.to raise_error CachedProductsRenderer::NoProducts
+              expect { cached_products_renderer.products_json }.to raise_error CachedProductsRenderer::NoProducts
             end
 
             it "caches the products as nil" do
-              expect { cpr.products_json }.to raise_error CachedProductsRenderer::NoProducts
+              expect { cached_products_renderer.products_json }.to raise_error CachedProductsRenderer::NoProducts
               expect(cache_present).to be
               expect(cached_json).to be_nil
             end