Complex sentence: In 1896 Moser merged with its Stuttgart competitor E. O. Moser & Cie, which had been founded in 1846 by master confectioner Eduard Otto Moser (1818--78).
Split into simpler sentences: In 1896 Moser merged with its Stuttgart competitor EO Moser & Cie. The company was founded in 1846 by master confectioner Eduard Otto Moser (1818--78).