We use 'food bank' and 'soup kitchen' here in the US like you do. I've heard the term 'food pantry' only recently (within the past 3-5 years) and it means the

We use 'food bank' and 'soup kitchen' here in the US like you do. I've heard the term 'food pantry' only recently (within the past 3-5 years) and it means the same as 'food bank' (as far as I can tell). As a sibling post mentions "pantry" has always meant "special room in the house where the shelf-stable food is stored" here in the US. Most middle-class houses don't have one, and those that do the "room" is really more of a closet big enough to stand in than a proper room.